Conakry vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Conakry	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2415	$1937
🏠 One person rent	$526	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.2	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2456	$427
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	6	54
😀 Quality of life	33	60
🏙️ Population	1.67M	1.49M

The cost of living in Conakry is 43% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 5108th and 6884th ($1067 vs $746) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th in Guinea and Brazil, respectively. Check Guinea vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Conakry compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Recife ranked 20th in Brazil, while ranked 8626th and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Recife

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	Conakry	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.14	$4.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1156	$606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.9	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.21%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$167	$1420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$980	$822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.4	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.43	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.9	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.7	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6316	$16281

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Cities near Conakry

Distance	City	Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi	Forecariah	$999
81 km or 50 mi	Boffa	$999
126 km or 78 mi	Freetown	$1347
203 km or 126 mi	Mamou	$1021
277 km or 172 mi	Bo	$1283
314 km or 195 mi	Bafata	$872
332 km or 206 mi	Kenema	$1281
333 km or 207 mi	Bissau	$895
400 km or 248 mi	Kolda	$1044
407 km or 253 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
441 km or 274 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
479 km or 297 mi	Monrovia	$536
493 km or 306 mi	Kankan	$1007
497 km or 309 mi	Kakata	$502
526 km or 327 mi	Brikama	$598
536 km or 333 mi	Lamin	$541
538 km or 334 mi	Banjul	$516
573 km or 356 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
575 km or 358 mi	Kaolack	$1088
600 km or 373 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
608 km or 378 mi	Yekepa	$503
610 km or 379 mi	Fatick	$1084
682 km or 424 mi	Thies	$1140
696 km or 433 mi	Rufisque	$1141
709 km or 441 mi	Dakar	$1221
713 km or 443 mi	Bougouni	$508
715 km or 444 mi	Bamako	$583
718 km or 446 mi	Greenville	$502
731 km or 454 mi	Louga	$1060
767 km or 477 mi	Koulikoro	$506
786 km or 488 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
811 km or 504 mi	Rosso	$630
817 km or 508 mi	Banamba	$506
886 km or 551 mi	Korhogo	$1099
902 km or 561 mi	Sikasso	$514
922 km or 573 mi	Segou	$506
935 km or 581 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
952 km or 591 mi	Markala	$508
975 km or 606 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
976 km or 606 mi	Bouake	$1123

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$561
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$559
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$416
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$579
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$575
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$545
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$566
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$634
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$631
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$691
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$583
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$615
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$563
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$623
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$588
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$555
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$538
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$562
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$590
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$630
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$639
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$571
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$591
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$644
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$758
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$569
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$456
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$713
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$637
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544