Conakry vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Conakry	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3129	$2623
🏠 One person rent	$511	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$1315	$869
🍽️ Food expenses	$353	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1122	$674
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	7	91
😀 Quality of life	25	77
🏙️ Population	1.67M	6.26M

The cost of living in Conakry is 5% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5148th and 4828th ($1024 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea and Chile, respectively. Check Guinea vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Conakry compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Conakry ranked 4th best city to live in Guinea vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 8792nd and 685th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Santiago

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	Conakry	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.14	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$563	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$939	$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.3	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.9	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.68%	5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$362	$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$402	$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.2	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.24	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.05	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.49	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.4	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.7	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1493	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6326	$6400

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$763
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$862
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$743
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$699
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$785
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$828
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$825
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1044
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$854
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$888
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$781
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$730
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$450
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$433
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$451
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$450
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$724
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$429
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$768
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$816
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$680
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$747
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$693
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$761
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$782
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$356
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$753
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$686
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$870
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$439
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$794
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$757
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$418
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$776
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$771
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$760
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$368
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$440