Conakry vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Conakry	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1058	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$523	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$853	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.3	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2065	$588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	6	30
😀 Quality of life	36	55
🏙️ Population	1.67M	431K

The cost of living in Conakry is 3% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5243rd and 5494th ($1058 vs $1023) 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 months in Conakry compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 8430th and 6345th 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	$6.09	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.76	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$2.38
🥤 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	$624	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$79.6	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.18%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$167	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$866	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.43	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.88	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.08	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.36	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.41	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.04	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.6	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.64	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6365	$5907

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Cities near Conakry

Distance	City	Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi	Forecariah	$993
81 km or 50 mi	Boffa	$990
126 km or 78 mi	Freetown	$1323
203 km or 126 mi	Mamou	$1016
277 km or 172 mi	Bo	$1257
314 km or 195 mi	Bafata	$852
332 km or 206 mi	Kenema	$1257
333 km or 207 mi	Bissau	$878
400 km or 248 mi	Kolda	$1127
407 km or 253 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
441 km or 274 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
479 km or 297 mi	Monrovia	$535
493 km or 306 mi	Kankan	$1001
497 km or 309 mi	Kakata	$503
526 km or 327 mi	Brikama	$605
536 km or 333 mi	Lamin	$537
538 km or 334 mi	Banjul	$518
573 km or 356 mi	Nzerekore	$999
575 km or 358 mi	Kaolack	$1178
600 km or 373 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
608 km or 378 mi	Yekepa	$502
610 km or 379 mi	Fatick	$1176
682 km or 424 mi	Thies	$1236
696 km or 433 mi	Rufisque	$1229
709 km or 441 mi	Dakar	$1320
713 km or 443 mi	Bougouni	$507
715 km or 444 mi	Bamako	$583
718 km or 446 mi	Greenville	$502
731 km or 454 mi	Louga	$1145
767 km or 477 mi	Koulikoro	$508
786 km or 488 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
811 km or 504 mi	Rosso	$619
817 km or 508 mi	Banamba	$507
886 km or 551 mi	Korhogo	$1097
902 km or 561 mi	Sikasso	$515
922 km or 573 mi	Segou	$508
935 km or 581 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
952 km or 591 mi	Markala	$508
975 km or 606 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
976 km or 606 mi	Bouake	$1124

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$934
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$971
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$968
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$874
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$883
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$905
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$873
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$855
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$811
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$662
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$694
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$697
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$731
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$901
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$628
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$927
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$551
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$718
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$633
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$595
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$826
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1057
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$875
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$958
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1089
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$692
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1049
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$967
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$765
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$665
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$892