Conakry vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Conakry	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3129	$3226
🏠 One person rent	$511	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$1315	$1512
🍽️ Food expenses	$353	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1122	$220
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	7	28
😀 Quality of life	25	41
🏙️ Population	1.67M	1.19M

The cost of living in Conakry is 5% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 5148th and 4791st ($1024 vs $1084) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Guinea and Mozambique, respectively. Check Guinea vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Conakry compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Conakry ranked 4th best city to live in Guinea vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 8792nd and 7059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Maputo

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	Conakry	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.14	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$563	$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$939	$1202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.3	$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.9	$105
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.68%	21.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$362	$3602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$402	$2315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.2	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$34.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.24	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.05	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.49	$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.4	$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.7	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1493	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6326	$3971

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Cities near Conakry

Distance	City	Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi	Forecariah	$971
81 km or 50 mi	Boffa	$968
126 km or 78 mi	Freetown	$751
203 km or 126 mi	Mamou	$989
277 km or 172 mi	Bo	$689
314 km or 195 mi	Bafata	$778
332 km or 206 mi	Kenema	$689
333 km or 207 mi	Bissau	$799
400 km or 248 mi	Kolda	$1049
407 km or 253 mi	Gueckedou	$977
441 km or 274 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
479 km or 297 mi	Monrovia	$501
493 km or 306 mi	Kankan	$975
497 km or 309 mi	Kakata	$470
526 km or 327 mi	Brikama	$556
536 km or 333 mi	Lamin	$486
538 km or 334 mi	Banjul	$441
573 km or 356 mi	Nzerekore	$972
575 km or 358 mi	Kaolack	$1081
600 km or 373 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
608 km or 378 mi	Yekepa	$469
610 km or 379 mi	Fatick	$1068
682 km or 424 mi	Thies	$1009
696 km or 433 mi	Rufisque	$1067
709 km or 441 mi	Dakar	$1179
713 km or 443 mi	Bougouni	$472
715 km or 444 mi	Bamako	$518
718 km or 446 mi	Greenville	$468
731 km or 454 mi	Louga	$1070
767 km or 477 mi	Koulikoro	$471
786 km or 488 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
811 km or 504 mi	Rosso	$584
817 km or 508 mi	Banamba	$471
886 km or 551 mi	Korhogo	$976
902 km or 561 mi	Sikasso	$479
922 km or 573 mi	Segou	$470
935 km or 581 mi	Gagnoa	$897
952 km or 591 mi	Markala	$471
975 km or 606 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
976 km or 606 mi	Bouake	$923

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$978
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$447
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$952
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$558
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$739
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$866
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$746
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$631
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$741
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$755
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$783
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$889
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$908
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$776
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$780
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$637
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$875
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$751
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$845
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$701
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$682
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$535
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$605
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$511
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$837
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$511
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$656
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$719
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$631
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$554
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1014
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$689
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$603