Conakry vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Conakry	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2415	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$526	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.2	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2456	$4008
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	6	99
😀 Quality of life	33	100
🏙️ Population	1.67M	5.45M

The cost of living in Conakry is 60% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5108th and 649th ($1067 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea and Australia, respectively. Check Guinea vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Conakry compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 8626th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Sydney

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	Conakry	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.14	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1156	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.9	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.21%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$167	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$980	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.4	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.43	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.9	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.7	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6316	$19140

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710