Conakry vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Conakry	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3129	$1929
🏠 One person rent	$511	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$1315	$802
🍽️ Food expenses	$353	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1122	$612
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	7	28
😀 Quality of life	25	38
🏙️ Population	1.67M	431K

The cost of living in Conakry is 27% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5148th and 6362nd ($1024 vs $807) 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 1.1 months in Conakry compared to 0.8 months in Windhoek. Conakry ranked 4th best city to live in Guinea vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 8792nd and 7474th 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	$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$1.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$563	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$939	$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.3	$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.9	$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.68%	11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$362	$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$402	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.2	$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$7.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.24	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$5.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.05	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.49	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.4	$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.7	$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1493	$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6326	$3671

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Cities near Conakry

Distance	City	Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi	Forecariah	$971
81 km or 50 mi	Boffa	$968
126 km or 78 mi	Freetown	$751
203 km or 126 mi	Mamou	$989
277 km or 172 mi	Bo	$689
314 km or 195 mi	Bafata	$778
332 km or 206 mi	Kenema	$689
333 km or 207 mi	Bissau	$799
400 km or 248 mi	Kolda	$1049
407 km or 253 mi	Gueckedou	$977
441 km or 274 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
479 km or 297 mi	Monrovia	$501
493 km or 306 mi	Kankan	$975
497 km or 309 mi	Kakata	$470
526 km or 327 mi	Brikama	$556
536 km or 333 mi	Lamin	$486
538 km or 334 mi	Banjul	$441
573 km or 356 mi	Nzerekore	$972
575 km or 358 mi	Kaolack	$1081
600 km or 373 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
608 km or 378 mi	Yekepa	$469
610 km or 379 mi	Fatick	$1068
682 km or 424 mi	Thies	$1009
696 km or 433 mi	Rufisque	$1067
709 km or 441 mi	Dakar	$1179
713 km or 443 mi	Bougouni	$472
715 km or 444 mi	Bamako	$518
718 km or 446 mi	Greenville	$468
731 km or 454 mi	Louga	$1070
767 km or 477 mi	Koulikoro	$471
786 km or 488 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
811 km or 504 mi	Rosso	$584
817 km or 508 mi	Banamba	$471
886 km or 551 mi	Korhogo	$976
902 km or 561 mi	Sikasso	$479
922 km or 573 mi	Segou	$470
935 km or 581 mi	Gagnoa	$897
952 km or 591 mi	Markala	$471
975 km or 606 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
976 km or 606 mi	Bouake	$923

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$738
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$749
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$751
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$717
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$765
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$723
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$718
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$687
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$677
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$643
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$603
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$633
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$631
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$656
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$719
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$554
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$605
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$753
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$511
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$734
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$845
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$550
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$702
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$751
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$682
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$875
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$701
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$776
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$889
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$771
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$783
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$908
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$755
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$637
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$733
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$741