Conakry vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Conakry Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3129
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$511
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$1315
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$86
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1122
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
7
100
😀 Quality of life
25
78
🏙️ Population
1.67M
24.9M

The cost of living in Conakry is 14% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5148th and 4461st ($1024 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Guinea and China, respectively. Check Guinea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Conakry compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Conakry ranked 4th best city to live in Guinea vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8792nd and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Shanghai

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Conakry Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.14
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.8
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.59
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$563
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1880
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$939
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.3
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.9
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.68%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$362
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$402
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.96
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.05
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.42
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.49
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.4
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.7
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1493
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6326
$28143

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740