Conakry vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Conakry	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1030	$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3197	$3133
🏠 One person rent	$512	$963
🏘️ Family rent	$1366	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$323
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1758	$2228
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	7	65
😀 Quality of life	25	83
🏙️ Population	1.67M	1.25M

The cost of living in Conakry is 31% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5459th and 3679th ($1030 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.7 months in Conakry compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8560th and 386th 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	$7.07	$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$9.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.57	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$569	$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$961	$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.2	$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$281	$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$403	$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.43	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.2	$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.1	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1511	$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6431	$5054

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Cities near Conakry

Distance	City	Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi	Forecariah	$974
81 km or 50 mi	Boffa	$972
126 km or 78 mi	Freetown	$1213
203 km or 126 mi	Mamou	$994
277 km or 172 mi	Bo	$1138
314 km or 195 mi	Bafata	$866
332 km or 206 mi	Kenema	$1146
333 km or 207 mi	Bissau	$889
400 km or 248 mi	Kolda	$1039
407 km or 253 mi	Gueckedou	$983
441 km or 274 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
479 km or 297 mi	Monrovia	$528
493 km or 306 mi	Kankan	$979
497 km or 309 mi	Kakata	$494
526 km or 327 mi	Brikama	$569
536 km or 333 mi	Lamin	$520
538 km or 334 mi	Banjul	$488
573 km or 356 mi	Nzerekore	$971
575 km or 358 mi	Kaolack	$1062
600 km or 373 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
608 km or 378 mi	Yekepa	$494
610 km or 379 mi	Fatick	$1051
682 km or 424 mi	Thies	$1203
696 km or 433 mi	Rufisque	$1095
709 km or 441 mi	Dakar	$1198
713 km or 443 mi	Bougouni	$496
715 km or 444 mi	Bamako	$574
718 km or 446 mi	Greenville	$494
731 km or 454 mi	Louga	$1003
767 km or 477 mi	Koulikoro	$497
786 km or 488 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
811 km or 504 mi	Rosso	$649
817 km or 508 mi	Banamba	$495
886 km or 551 mi	Korhogo	$1047
902 km or 561 mi	Sikasso	$503
922 km or 573 mi	Segou	$498
935 km or 581 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
952 km or 591 mi	Markala	$496
975 km or 606 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
976 km or 606 mi	Bouake	$1071

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2084
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2309
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1232
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1050
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$994
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$786
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1110
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1810
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1719
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$561
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$556
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$547
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$520
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1267
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1218
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1226
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$531
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$687
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$870
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$989
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$558
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$546
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$878
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$639
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$467
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$541
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$928
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$537
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$548
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$489
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$831
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$577
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$507