Conakry vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Conakry	Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1058	$3322
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$6846
🏠 One person rent	$523	$2058
🏘️ Family rent	$853	$3020
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$916
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.3	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2065	$4546
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	6	52
😀 Quality of life	36	89
🏙️ Population	1.67M	139K

The cost of living in Conakry is 68% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 5243rd and 86th ($1058 vs $3322) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea and Iceland, respectively. Check Guinea vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Conakry compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 8430th and 268th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Reykjavik

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	Conakry	Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.09	$28.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.76	$20.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$12.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$624	$2151
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$1861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$3373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$2721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$79.6	$87.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.18%	8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$167	$7832
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$866	$6385
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.43	$5.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.88	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$2.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$4.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$6.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$44.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$24.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$3.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.08	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.36	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.41	$5.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.04	$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.6	$95.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.64	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$46.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$144
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$176
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6365	$30361

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Cities near Conakry

Distance	City	Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi	Forecariah	$993
81 km or 50 mi	Boffa	$990
126 km or 78 mi	Freetown	$1323
203 km or 126 mi	Mamou	$1016
277 km or 172 mi	Bo	$1257
314 km or 195 mi	Bafata	$852
332 km or 206 mi	Kenema	$1257
333 km or 207 mi	Bissau	$878
400 km or 248 mi	Kolda	$1127
407 km or 253 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
441 km or 274 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
479 km or 297 mi	Monrovia	$535
493 km or 306 mi	Kankan	$1001
497 km or 309 mi	Kakata	$503
526 km or 327 mi	Brikama	$605
536 km or 333 mi	Lamin	$537
538 km or 334 mi	Banjul	$518
573 km or 356 mi	Nzerekore	$999
575 km or 358 mi	Kaolack	$1178
600 km or 373 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
608 km or 378 mi	Yekepa	$502
610 km or 379 mi	Fatick	$1176
682 km or 424 mi	Thies	$1236
696 km or 433 mi	Rufisque	$1229
709 km or 441 mi	Dakar	$1320
713 km or 443 mi	Bougouni	$507
715 km or 444 mi	Bamako	$583
718 km or 446 mi	Greenville	$502
731 km or 454 mi	Louga	$1145
767 km or 477 mi	Koulikoro	$508
786 km or 488 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
811 km or 504 mi	Rosso	$619
817 km or 508 mi	Banamba	$507
886 km or 551 mi	Korhogo	$1097
902 km or 561 mi	Sikasso	$515
922 km or 573 mi	Segou	$508
935 km or 581 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
952 km or 591 mi	Markala	$508
975 km or 606 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
976 km or 606 mi	Bouake	$1124

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$3219
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$3212
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2621
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2974
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$2066
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$2053
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1540
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1620
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1645
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1848
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1656
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1852
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1906
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1862
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2121
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1585
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1769
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1652
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1707
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1902
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1568
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1782
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1854
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1588
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1821
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1784
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2331
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1954
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1496
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1945
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1980
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2978
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$2179
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1490
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2363
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$2135
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1984
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2627
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2409