Conakry vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Conakry	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1030	$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3197	$1875
🏠 One person rent	$512	$314
🏘️ Family rent	$1366	$537
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1758	$429
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	7	33
😀 Quality of life	25	28
🏙️ Population	1.67M	937K

The cost of living in Conakry is 33% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 5459th and 6545th ($1030 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Guinea and Nicaragua, respectively. Check Guinea vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Conakry compared to 0.6 months in Managua. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 8560th and 8326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Managua

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	Conakry	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$4.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$7.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.57	$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$569	$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$565
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$961	$391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.2	$37.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	10.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$281	$1072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$403	$903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$7.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$4.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.43	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$25
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.2	$65.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.1	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1511	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6431	$4840

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Cities near Conakry

Distance	City	Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi	Forecariah	$974
81 km or 50 mi	Boffa	$972
126 km or 78 mi	Freetown	$1213
203 km or 126 mi	Mamou	$994
277 km or 172 mi	Bo	$1138
314 km or 195 mi	Bafata	$866
332 km or 206 mi	Kenema	$1146
333 km or 207 mi	Bissau	$889
400 km or 248 mi	Kolda	$1039
407 km or 253 mi	Gueckedou	$983
441 km or 274 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
479 km or 297 mi	Monrovia	$528
493 km or 306 mi	Kankan	$979
497 km or 309 mi	Kakata	$494
526 km or 327 mi	Brikama	$569
536 km or 333 mi	Lamin	$520
538 km or 334 mi	Banjul	$488
573 km or 356 mi	Nzerekore	$971
575 km or 358 mi	Kaolack	$1062
600 km or 373 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
608 km or 378 mi	Yekepa	$494
610 km or 379 mi	Fatick	$1051
682 km or 424 mi	Thies	$1203
696 km or 433 mi	Rufisque	$1095
709 km or 441 mi	Dakar	$1198
713 km or 443 mi	Bougouni	$496
715 km or 444 mi	Bamako	$574
718 km or 446 mi	Greenville	$494
731 km or 454 mi	Louga	$1003
767 km or 477 mi	Koulikoro	$497
786 km or 488 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
811 km or 504 mi	Rosso	$649
817 km or 508 mi	Banamba	$495
886 km or 551 mi	Korhogo	$1047
902 km or 561 mi	Sikasso	$503
922 km or 573 mi	Segou	$498
935 km or 581 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
952 km or 591 mi	Markala	$496
975 km or 606 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
976 km or 606 mi	Bouake	$1071

Cities near Managua

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Masaya	$712
42 km or 26 mi	Granada	$697
74 km or 46 mi	Leon	$639
93 km or 58 mi	Matagalpa	$550
95 km or 59 mi	Juigalpa	$664
104 km or 65 mi	Esteli	$593
108 km or 67 mi	Chinandega	$638
108 km or 67 mi	Jinotega	$457
109 km or 68 mi	San Juan del Sur	$890
192 km or 119 mi	Liberia	$898
211 km or 131 mi	Tamarindo	$1687
239 km or 148 mi	Tegucigalpa	$829
255 km or 159 mi	San Miguel	$1081
272 km or 169 mi	Usulutan	$1088
288 km or 179 mi	Puntarenas	$1277
297 km or 185 mi	Comayagua	$715
303 km or 188 mi	Santa Teresa	$1310
326 km or 203 mi	Alajuela	$1233
335 km or 208 mi	Heredia	$1246
343 km or 213 mi	San Jose	$1239
345 km or 214 mi	Yoro	$734
361 km or 224 mi	Soyapango	$1173
361 km or 224 mi	San Salvador	$1192
361 km or 224 mi	Cartago	$961
365 km or 227 mi	Mejicanos	$1161
365 km or 227 mi	Apopa	$1145
369 km or 229 mi	Santa Tecla	$1202
398 km or 247 mi	El Progreso	$883
400 km or 248 mi	Villanueva	$866
406 km or 252 mi	La Lima	$870
408 km or 253 mi	La Ceiba	$650
408 km or 254 mi	Santa Ana	$709
412 km or 256 mi	Sonsonate	$882
418 km or 260 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1038
427 km or 265 mi	Limon	$1201
430 km or 267 mi	Choloma	$599
435 km or 270 mi	Ahuachapan	$1455
453 km or 282 mi	Puerto Cortes	$720
489 km or 304 mi	Jalapa	$904
533 km or 331 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$900