Conakry vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Conakry	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1030	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3197	$3076
🏠 One person rent	$512	$520
🏘️ Family rent	$1366	$1290
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1758	$239
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	7	28
😀 Quality of life	25	38
🏙️ Population	1.67M	1.13M

The cost of living in Conakry is 8% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 5459th and 4869th ($1030 vs $1116) 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 1.7 months in Conakry compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 8560th and 7151st 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	$7.07	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.57	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$569	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$1787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$961	$913
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$44.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.2	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	20.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$281	$3581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$403	$2586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.43	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$6.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$36
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.2	$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.1	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1511	$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6431	$5539

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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 Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$1003
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$459
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$623
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$791
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$841
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$819
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$696
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$822
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$838
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$909
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$997
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$874
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$834
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$717
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$971
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$848
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$943
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$788
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$774
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$627
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$663
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$554
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$871
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$581
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$718
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$809
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$692
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$600
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1000
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$862
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$654