Conakry vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Conakry	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1061	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2848	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$523	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$1308	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$365	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1738	$484
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	7	12
😀 Quality of life	25	46
🏙️ Population	1.67M	14.7K

The cost of living in Conakry is 5% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 5090th and 5404th ($1061 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Guinea and Dominica, respectively. Check Guinea vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Conakry compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 8567th and 6511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Roseau

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	Conakry	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.09	$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1794	$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$885	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.6	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	7.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$279	$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$396	$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.89	$37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$3.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$5.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$2.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$6.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.79	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$7.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.2	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.63	$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$6.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$148
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.6	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6527	$3299

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1499
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1161
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1037
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1039
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1007
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$1000
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1373
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1377
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1418
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1070
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1062
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1084
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2289
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1178
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$695
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$684
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$737
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$953
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1566
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1704
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1364
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1532
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1166