Conakry vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Conakry Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1030
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3197
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$512
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$86
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1758
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
7
96
😀 Quality of life
25
79
🏙️ Population
1.67M
17.7M

The cost of living in Conakry is 8% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5459th and 5948th ($1030 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in Guinea and China, respectively. Check Guinea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Conakry compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8560th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Shenzhen

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Conakry Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.07
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$2.57
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$569
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2042
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.2
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.01%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$281
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$403
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.96
$4.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.43
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.3
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.21
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1511
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6431
$24117

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618