Conakry vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Conakry	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1061	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2848	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$523	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$1308	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$365	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1738	$4749
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	7	82
😀 Quality of life	25	88
🏙️ Population	1.67M	468K

The cost of living in Conakry is 56% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 5090th and 972nd ($1061 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 892nd in Guinea and the United States, respectively. Check Guinea vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Conakry compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 8567th and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Raleigh

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	Conakry	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.09	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1794	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$885	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.6	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$279	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$396	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.89	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.79	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.2	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.63	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.6	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6527	$21914

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Cities near Conakry

Distance	City	Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi	Forecariah	$998
81 km or 50 mi	Boffa	$998
126 km or 78 mi	Freetown	$1346
203 km or 126 mi	Mamou	$1019
277 km or 172 mi	Bo	$1278
314 km or 195 mi	Bafata	$804
332 km or 206 mi	Kenema	$1272
333 km or 207 mi	Bissau	$827
400 km or 248 mi	Kolda	$964
407 km or 253 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
441 km or 274 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
479 km or 297 mi	Monrovia	$523
493 km or 306 mi	Kankan	$1007
497 km or 309 mi	Kakata	$487
526 km or 327 mi	Brikama	$552
536 km or 333 mi	Lamin	$507
538 km or 334 mi	Banjul	$477
573 km or 356 mi	Nzerekore	$999
575 km or 358 mi	Kaolack	$1000
600 km or 373 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
608 km or 378 mi	Yekepa	$487
610 km or 379 mi	Fatick	$998
682 km or 424 mi	Thies	$1052
696 km or 433 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 441 mi	Dakar	$1114
713 km or 443 mi	Bougouni	$489
715 km or 444 mi	Bamako	$569
718 km or 446 mi	Greenville	$487
731 km or 454 mi	Louga	$970
767 km or 477 mi	Koulikoro	$490
786 km or 488 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
811 km or 504 mi	Rosso	$647
817 km or 508 mi	Banamba	$491
886 km or 551 mi	Korhogo	$916
902 km or 561 mi	Sikasso	$499
922 km or 573 mi	Segou	$490
935 km or 581 mi	Gagnoa	$904
952 km or 591 mi	Markala	$489
975 km or 606 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
976 km or 606 mi	Bouake	$937

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682