Conakry vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Conakry	San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1030	$1974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3197	$4383
🏠 One person rent	$512	$1148
🏘️ Family rent	$1366	$1906
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1758	$2082
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	7	54
😀 Quality of life	25	83
🏙️ Population	1.67M	342K

The cost of living in Conakry is 48% less expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 5459th and 1937th ($1030 vs $1974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1608th 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 1.7 months in Conakry compared to 1.1 months in San Juan. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs San Juan ranked 105th in the United States, while ranked 8560th and 406th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs San Juan

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	Conakry	San Juan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$73
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.57	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$569	$1535
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$2354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$961	$1430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.2	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$281	$3905
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$403	$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$28.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$3.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$5.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$8.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.43	$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.2	$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.1	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1511	$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6431	$10464

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Cities near Conakry

Distance	City	Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi	Forecariah	$974
81 km or 50 mi	Boffa	$972
126 km or 78 mi	Freetown	$1213
203 km or 126 mi	Mamou	$994
277 km or 172 mi	Bo	$1138
314 km or 195 mi	Bafata	$866
332 km or 206 mi	Kenema	$1146
333 km or 207 mi	Bissau	$889
400 km or 248 mi	Kolda	$1039
407 km or 253 mi	Gueckedou	$983
441 km or 274 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
479 km or 297 mi	Monrovia	$528
493 km or 306 mi	Kankan	$979
497 km or 309 mi	Kakata	$494
526 km or 327 mi	Brikama	$569
536 km or 333 mi	Lamin	$520
538 km or 334 mi	Banjul	$488
573 km or 356 mi	Nzerekore	$971
575 km or 358 mi	Kaolack	$1062
600 km or 373 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
608 km or 378 mi	Yekepa	$494
610 km or 379 mi	Fatick	$1051
682 km or 424 mi	Thies	$1203
696 km or 433 mi	Rufisque	$1095
709 km or 441 mi	Dakar	$1198
713 km or 443 mi	Bougouni	$496
715 km or 444 mi	Bamako	$574
718 km or 446 mi	Greenville	$494
731 km or 454 mi	Louga	$1003
767 km or 477 mi	Koulikoro	$497
786 km or 488 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
811 km or 504 mi	Rosso	$649
817 km or 508 mi	Banamba	$495
886 km or 551 mi	Korhogo	$1047
902 km or 561 mi	Sikasso	$503
922 km or 573 mi	Segou	$498
935 km or 581 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
952 km or 591 mi	Markala	$496
975 km or 606 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
976 km or 606 mi	Bouake	$1071

Cities near San Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1764
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1531
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1505
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1234
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1512
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1654
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1634
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1774
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1158
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1360
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1543
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1647
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1506
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1729
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1627
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1789
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1493
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1672
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1677
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1683
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1697
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1687
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1574
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1627
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1534
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1616
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1214
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1129
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1584
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1279
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$792
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1458
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1582
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1527
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1550
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1425
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1523
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1230
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1237
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2192