Conakry vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Conakry	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1061	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2848	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$523	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$1308	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$365	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1738	$745
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	7	19
😀 Quality of life	25	38
🏙️ Population	1.67M	7.01M

The cost of living in Conakry is 67% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 5090th and 7314th ($1061 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 137th in Guinea and China, respectively. Check Guinea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Conakry compared to 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 8567th and 7150th 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	$6.09	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1794	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$885	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.6	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$279	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$396	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.89	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.79	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.2	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.63	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.6	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6527	$8598

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504