Conakry vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Conakry	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3129	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$511	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$1315	$603
🍽️ Food expenses	$353	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1122	$626
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	7	54
😀 Quality of life	25	43
🏙️ Population	1.67M	1.66M

The cost of living in Conakry is 34% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 5148th and 6515th ($1024 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in Guinea and Brazil, respectively. Check Guinea vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Conakry compared to 0.8 months in Recife. Conakry ranked 4th best city to live in Guinea vs Recife ranked 42nd in Brazil, while ranked 8792nd and 6854th 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	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$563	$431
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$939	$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.3	$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.9	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.68%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$362	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$402	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.2	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$5.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.24	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$5.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.05	$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.49	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.4	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.7	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1493	$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6326	$19214

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Cities near Conakry

Distance	City	Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi	Forecariah	$971
81 km or 50 mi	Boffa	$968
126 km or 78 mi	Freetown	$751
203 km or 126 mi	Mamou	$989
277 km or 172 mi	Bo	$689
314 km or 195 mi	Bafata	$778
332 km or 206 mi	Kenema	$689
333 km or 207 mi	Bissau	$799
400 km or 248 mi	Kolda	$1049
407 km or 253 mi	Gueckedou	$977
441 km or 274 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
479 km or 297 mi	Monrovia	$501
493 km or 306 mi	Kankan	$975
497 km or 309 mi	Kakata	$470
526 km or 327 mi	Brikama	$556
536 km or 333 mi	Lamin	$486
538 km or 334 mi	Banjul	$441
573 km or 356 mi	Nzerekore	$972
575 km or 358 mi	Kaolack	$1081
600 km or 373 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
608 km or 378 mi	Yekepa	$469
610 km or 379 mi	Fatick	$1068
682 km or 424 mi	Thies	$1009
696 km or 433 mi	Rufisque	$1067
709 km or 441 mi	Dakar	$1179
713 km or 443 mi	Bougouni	$472
715 km or 444 mi	Bamako	$518
718 km or 446 mi	Greenville	$468
731 km or 454 mi	Louga	$1070
767 km or 477 mi	Koulikoro	$471
786 km or 488 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
811 km or 504 mi	Rosso	$584
817 km or 508 mi	Banamba	$471
886 km or 551 mi	Korhogo	$976
902 km or 561 mi	Sikasso	$479
922 km or 573 mi	Segou	$470
935 km or 581 mi	Gagnoa	$897
952 km or 591 mi	Markala	$471
975 km or 606 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
976 km or 606 mi	Bouake	$923

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$659
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$636
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$466
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$657
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$614
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$670
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$504
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$539
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$612
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$651
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$610
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$598
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$609
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$593
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$611
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$462
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$634
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$567
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$606
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$576
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$596
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$600
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$611
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$619
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$598
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$619
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$635
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$814
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$436
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$444
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$745
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$618
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$525