Conakry vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Conakry	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2415	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$526	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.2	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2456	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	6	95
😀 Quality of life	33	69
🏙️ Population	1.67M	11.5M

The cost of living in Conakry is 1% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5108th and 5192nd ($1067 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea and Brazil, respectively. Check Guinea vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Conakry compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 8626th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Sao Paulo

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	Conakry	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.14	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1156	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.9	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.21%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$167	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$980	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.4	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.43	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.9	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.7	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6316	$15428

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Cities near Conakry

Distance	City	Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi	Forecariah	$999
81 km or 50 mi	Boffa	$999
126 km or 78 mi	Freetown	$1347
203 km or 126 mi	Mamou	$1021
277 km or 172 mi	Bo	$1283
314 km or 195 mi	Bafata	$872
332 km or 206 mi	Kenema	$1281
333 km or 207 mi	Bissau	$895
400 km or 248 mi	Kolda	$1044
407 km or 253 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
441 km or 274 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
479 km or 297 mi	Monrovia	$536
493 km or 306 mi	Kankan	$1007
497 km or 309 mi	Kakata	$502
526 km or 327 mi	Brikama	$598
536 km or 333 mi	Lamin	$541
538 km or 334 mi	Banjul	$516
573 km or 356 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
575 km or 358 mi	Kaolack	$1088
600 km or 373 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
608 km or 378 mi	Yekepa	$503
610 km or 379 mi	Fatick	$1084
682 km or 424 mi	Thies	$1140
696 km or 433 mi	Rufisque	$1141
709 km or 441 mi	Dakar	$1221
713 km or 443 mi	Bougouni	$508
715 km or 444 mi	Bamako	$583
718 km or 446 mi	Greenville	$502
731 km or 454 mi	Louga	$1060
767 km or 477 mi	Koulikoro	$506
786 km or 488 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
811 km or 504 mi	Rosso	$630
817 km or 508 mi	Banamba	$506
886 km or 551 mi	Korhogo	$1099
902 km or 561 mi	Sikasso	$514
922 km or 573 mi	Segou	$506
935 km or 581 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
952 km or 591 mi	Markala	$508
975 km or 606 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
976 km or 606 mi	Bouake	$1123

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666