Conakry vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Conakry	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2415	$1812
🏠 One person rent	$526	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$581
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.2	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2456	$1672
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	6	63
😀 Quality of life	33	45
🏙️ Population	1.67M	1.27M

The cost of living in Conakry is 8% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5108th and 5704th ($1067 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Guinea and South Africa, respectively. Check Guinea vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Conakry compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 8626th and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Soweto

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	Conakry	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.14	$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1156	$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.9	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.21%	11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$167	$907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$980	$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.4	$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.43	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.9	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.7	$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6316	$3811

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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 Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$890
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$984
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$706
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$826
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$892
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$740
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$975
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$875
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$940
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$838
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$808
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$830
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$762
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$833
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$637
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$668
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$637
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$607
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$599
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$827
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$650
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$469
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$598
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$861
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$514
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$536
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$908
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$915
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$587
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$915