Conakry vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Conakry Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2385
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$509
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.3
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$170
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
6
99
😀 Quality of life
22
76
🏙️ Population
1.67M
24.9M

The cost of living in Conakry is 8% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5197th and 4880th ($1050 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Guinea and China, respectively. Check Guinea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Conakry compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 9058th and 1178th 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
$6.04
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.81
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$552
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$973
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$80.8
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.17%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$191
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$852
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.42
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.97
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.2
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.39
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.39
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.63
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.8
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6339
$27610

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Distance City Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi Forecariah
$984
81 km or 50 mi Boffa
$983
126 km or 78 mi Freetown
$1272
203 km or 126 mi Mamou
$1005
277 km or 172 mi Bo
$1231
314 km or 195 mi Bafata
$831
332 km or 206 mi Kenema
$1219
333 km or 207 mi Bissau
$857
400 km or 248 mi Kolda
$1119
407 km or 253 mi Gueckedou
$998
441 km or 274 mi Ziguinchor
$1109
479 km or 297 mi Monrovia
$518
493 km or 306 mi Kankan
$993
497 km or 309 mi Kakata
$487
526 km or 327 mi Brikama
$611
536 km or 333 mi Lamin
$545
538 km or 334 mi Banjul
$527
573 km or 356 mi Nzerekore
$993
575 km or 358 mi Kaolack
$1164
600 km or 373 mi Sanniquellie
$486
608 km or 378 mi Yekepa
$487
610 km or 379 mi Fatick
$1163
682 km or 424 mi Thies
$1214
696 km or 433 mi Rufisque
$1206
709 km or 441 mi Dakar
$1281
713 km or 443 mi Bougouni
$494
715 km or 444 mi Bamako
$561
718 km or 446 mi Greenville
$487
731 km or 454 mi Louga
$1141
767 km or 477 mi Koulikoro
$493
786 km or 488 mi Saint-Louis
$1140
811 km or 504 mi Rosso
$619
817 km or 508 mi Banamba
$494
886 km or 551 mi Korhogo
$1076
902 km or 561 mi Sikasso
$501
922 km or 573 mi Segou
$495
935 km or 581 mi Gagnoa
$1062
952 km or 591 mi Markala
$495
975 km or 606 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
976 km or 606 mi Bouake
$1100

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789