Conakry vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Conakry	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1061	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2848	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$523	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$1308	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$365	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1738	$894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	7	29
😀 Quality of life	25	51
🏙️ Population	1.67M	431K

The cost of living in Conakry is 23% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5090th and 6224th ($1061 vs $862) 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 1.6 months in Conakry compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 8567th and 6198th 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	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1794	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$885	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.6	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$279	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$396	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.89	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.79	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.2	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.63	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.6	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6527	$4344

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Cities near Conakry

Distance	City	Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi	Forecariah	$998
81 km or 50 mi	Boffa	$998
126 km or 78 mi	Freetown	$1346
203 km or 126 mi	Mamou	$1019
277 km or 172 mi	Bo	$1278
314 km or 195 mi	Bafata	$804
332 km or 206 mi	Kenema	$1272
333 km or 207 mi	Bissau	$827
400 km or 248 mi	Kolda	$964
407 km or 253 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
441 km or 274 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
479 km or 297 mi	Monrovia	$523
493 km or 306 mi	Kankan	$1007
497 km or 309 mi	Kakata	$487
526 km or 327 mi	Brikama	$552
536 km or 333 mi	Lamin	$507
538 km or 334 mi	Banjul	$477
573 km or 356 mi	Nzerekore	$999
575 km or 358 mi	Kaolack	$1000
600 km or 373 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
608 km or 378 mi	Yekepa	$487
610 km or 379 mi	Fatick	$998
682 km or 424 mi	Thies	$1052
696 km or 433 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 441 mi	Dakar	$1114
713 km or 443 mi	Bougouni	$489
715 km or 444 mi	Bamako	$569
718 km or 446 mi	Greenville	$487
731 km or 454 mi	Louga	$970
767 km or 477 mi	Koulikoro	$490
786 km or 488 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
811 km or 504 mi	Rosso	$647
817 km or 508 mi	Banamba	$491
886 km or 551 mi	Korhogo	$916
902 km or 561 mi	Sikasso	$499
922 km or 573 mi	Segou	$490
935 km or 581 mi	Gagnoa	$904
952 km or 591 mi	Markala	$489
975 km or 606 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
976 km or 606 mi	Bouake	$937

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785