Conakry vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Conakry	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1061	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2848	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$523	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$1308	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$365	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1738	$777
😷 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 6% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5090th and 4686th ($1061 vs $1133) 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 1.6 months in Conakry compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 8567th and 764th 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	$6.09	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1794	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$885	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.6	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$279	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$396	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.89	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.79	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.2	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.63	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.6	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6527	$8040

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731