Conakry vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Conakry	Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1061	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2848	$3260
🏠 One person rent	$523	$675
🏘️ Family rent	$1308	$1427
🍽️ Food expenses	$365	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1738	$2298
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	7	46
😀 Quality of life	25	74
🏙️ Population	1.67M	298K

The cost of living in Conakry is 17% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 5090th and 4263rd ($1061 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea and Bahrain, respectively. Check Guinea vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Conakry compared to 1.8 months in Manama. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 8567th and 1311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Manama

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	Conakry	Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.09	$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$9.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1794	$1691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$885	$1155
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.6	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	8.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$279	$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$396	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.89	$36.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$7.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.79	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.2	$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.63	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.6	$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6527	$9896

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1243
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1223
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$1068
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1056
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$897
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1709
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$901
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1779
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$551
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$546
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$547
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$557
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$589
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1637
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$548
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$563
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$736
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2379
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$536
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1494
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2240
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$529
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$547
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$904
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1844
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1239
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$597
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$514