Conakry vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Conakry	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1030	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3197	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$512	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$1366	$574
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1758	$1724
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	7	62
😀 Quality of life	25	39
🏙️ Population	1.67M	1.27M

The cost of living in Conakry is 6% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5459th and 5883rd ($1030 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Guinea and South Africa, respectively. Check Guinea vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Conakry compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 8560th and 7063rd 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	$7.07	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.57	$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$569	$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$961	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.2	$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$281	$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$403	$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.43	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.2	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.1	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1511	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6431	$4830

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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 Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$874
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$997
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$717
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$822
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$838
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$696
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$909
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$848
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$943
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$819
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$788
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$841
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$774
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$809
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$692
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$718
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$690
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$654
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$623
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$791
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$627
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$459
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$581
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$859
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$554
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$600
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$1003
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1116
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$834
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$585
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045