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Conakry vs Zanzibar City

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Under balanced weights Zanzibar City edges it, 41 to 33, winning 6 of the 9 factors. Conakry is stronger on nothing outright; Zanzibar City on air quality, quality of life, safety. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Safety: 5.1 of 33 points (scores 41/100)Healthcare: 4.5 of 33 points (scores 36/100)Internet: 3.3 of 33 points (scores 27/100)Visa ease: 4.0 of 33 points (scores 32/100)Getting there & around: 0.9 of 33 points (scores 8/100)Climate: 7.3 of 33 points (scores 58/100)Air quality: 6.8 of 33 points (scores 54/100)Quality of life: 1.4 of 33 points (scores 11/100)33
Conakry
out of 100

Guinea's crowded peninsula capital, with island beaches a short boat ride away

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Safety: 6.9 of 41 points (scores 55/100)Healthcare: 6.0 of 41 points (scores 48/100)Internet: 2.6 of 41 points (scores 21/100)Visa ease: 4.3 of 41 points (scores 34/100)Getting there & around: 2.5 of 41 points (scores 20/100)Climate: 6.3 of 41 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 8.9 of 41 points (scores 71/100)Quality of life: 3.2 of 41 points (scores 26/100)41
Zanzibar City
out of 100

Stone Town and the island beaches beyond

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Where they differ

  • Air quality. Zanzibar City leads on air quality, 71 to 54, against Conakry. PM2.5: 25.6 µg/m³ vs 17.9 µg/m³.
  • Quality of life. Zanzibar City leads on quality of life, 26 to 11, against Conakry.
  • Safety. Zanzibar City leads on safety, 55 to 41, against Conakry. Homicides per 100,000: 8.5 vs 3.3.

Where they are close. Within five points on visa ease.

Pick Conakry if you want

  • faster internet (4 Mbps measured)

Pick Zanzibar City if you want

  • the safer country figures
  • stronger healthcare
  • cleaner air
  • more flights and easier getting around

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricConakryZanzibar City
Cost of livingno datano data
Safety4155 ✓
Healthcare3648 ✓
Internet27 ✓21
Visa ease3234 ✓
Getting there & around820 ✓
Climate58 ✓50
Air quality5471 ✓
Quality of life1126 ✓

Cost

MetricConakryZanzibar City
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one cityno datano data
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricConakryZanzibar City
Homicides per 100k8.53.3 ✓
Political stability (0–100)52.857.3 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)4349 ✓
Life expectancy62.6 yrs68.3 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricConakryZanzibar City
Download4 Mbps ✓2.6 Mbps
Upload1.2 Mbps1.5 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricConakryZanzibar City
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passporte-visa requiredvisa on arrival ✓
Entry, EU passporte-visa requiredvisa on arrival ✓
Entry, UK passporte-visa requiredvisa on arrival ✓

Getting there and around

MetricConakryZanzibar City
Non-stop airport destinations1834 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)24 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)11

Climate and air

MetricConakryZanzibar City
Comfortable months per year7 ✓6
Annual mean PM2.525.6 µg/m³17.9 µg/m³ ✓

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Conakry or Zanzibar City?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Conakry or Zanzibar City safer?
Zanzibar City scores higher on safety (55 vs 41), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Conakry or Zanzibar City?
Conakry: a measured median of 4 Mbps versus 2.6 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population; Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.