Conakry vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Conakry	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2415	$3073
🏠 One person rent	$526	$859
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$332
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.2	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2456	$2246
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	6	66
😀 Quality of life	33	88
🏙️ Population	1.67M	1.25M

The cost of living in Conakry is 25% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5108th and 4204th ($1067 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Guinea and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Guinea vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Conakry compared to 1.6 months in Sharjah. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8626th and 312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Sharjah

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	Conakry	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.14	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$9.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1156	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.9	$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.21%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$167	$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$980	$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.4	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.43	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.9	$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.7	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6316	$6883

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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 Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2521
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2514
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1228
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1449
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1078
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$792
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1081
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1849
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1770
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$530
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$529
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$568
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$534
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1237
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1201
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1230
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$557
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$573
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$908
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1008
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$553
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$530
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$873
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$624
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$761
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$477
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$930
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$503
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$453
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$463
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$808
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$545
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$483