Conakry vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Conakry	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2415	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$526	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.2	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2456	$700
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	6	29
😀 Quality of life	33	57
🏙️ Population	1.67M	431K

The cost of living in Conakry is 8% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5108th and 5698th ($1067 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea and Namibia, respectively. Check Guinea vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Conakry compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 8626th and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Windhoek

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	Conakry	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.14	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.07
🥤 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	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1156	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.9	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.21%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$167	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$980	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.4	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.43	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.9	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.7	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6316	$5380

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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 Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$904
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$924
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$927
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$948
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$857
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$819
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$807
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$746
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$607
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$637
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$637
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$668
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$833
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$536
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$577
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$861
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$514
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$653
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$587
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$606
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$875
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$762
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$984
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$890
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$984
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$719
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$975
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$892
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$684
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$826