Conakry vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Conakry	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2415	$1519
🏠 One person rent	$526	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.2	$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2456	$675
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	6	19
😀 Quality of life	33	44
🏙️ Population	1.67M	7.01M

The cost of living in Conakry is 84% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 5108th and 7987th ($1067 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd in Guinea and China, respectively. Check Guinea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Conakry compared to 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Zhumadian ranked 315th in China, while ranked 8626th and 7223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Zhumadian

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	Conakry	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.14	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1156	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$74.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.9	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.21%	3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$167	$3219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$980	$1646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.4	$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.43	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.9	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.7	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6316	$7830

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$582
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$583
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$507
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$563
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$581
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$517
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$523
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$552
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$582
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$522
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$595
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$525
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$518
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$553
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$517
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$579
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$478
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$513
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$542
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$598
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$592
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$510
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$629
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$535
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$585
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$513
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$533
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$503
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$570
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$506