Conakry vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Conakry	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2415	$2130
🏠 One person rent	$526	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$677
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.2	$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2456	$111
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	6	29
😀 Quality of life	33	42
🏙️ Population	1.67M	1.13M

The cost of living in Conakry is 17% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 5108th and 6137th ($1067 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Guinea and Mozambique, respectively. Check Guinea vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Conakry compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 8626th and 7527th 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	$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1156	$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.9	$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.21%	24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$167	$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$980	$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.4	$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.43	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.9	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.7	$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6316	$5749

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Cities near Conakry

Distance	City	Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi	Forecariah	$999
81 km or 50 mi	Boffa	$999
126 km or 78 mi	Freetown	$1347
203 km or 126 mi	Mamou	$1021
277 km or 172 mi	Bo	$1283
314 km or 195 mi	Bafata	$872
332 km or 206 mi	Kenema	$1281
333 km or 207 mi	Bissau	$895
400 km or 248 mi	Kolda	$1044
407 km or 253 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
441 km or 274 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
479 km or 297 mi	Monrovia	$536
493 km or 306 mi	Kankan	$1007
497 km or 309 mi	Kakata	$502
526 km or 327 mi	Brikama	$598
536 km or 333 mi	Lamin	$541
538 km or 334 mi	Banjul	$516
573 km or 356 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
575 km or 358 mi	Kaolack	$1088
600 km or 373 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
608 km or 378 mi	Yekepa	$503
610 km or 379 mi	Fatick	$1084
682 km or 424 mi	Thies	$1140
696 km or 433 mi	Rufisque	$1141
709 km or 441 mi	Dakar	$1221
713 km or 443 mi	Bougouni	$508
715 km or 444 mi	Bamako	$583
718 km or 446 mi	Greenville	$502
731 km or 454 mi	Louga	$1060
767 km or 477 mi	Koulikoro	$506
786 km or 488 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
811 km or 504 mi	Rosso	$630
817 km or 508 mi	Banamba	$506
886 km or 551 mi	Korhogo	$1099
902 km or 561 mi	Sikasso	$514
922 km or 573 mi	Segou	$506
935 km or 581 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
952 km or 591 mi	Markala	$508
975 km or 606 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
976 km or 606 mi	Bouake	$1123

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$908
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$469
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$599
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$827
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$830
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$838
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$740
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$826
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$892
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$975
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$984
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$890
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$892
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$706
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$984
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$875
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$940
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$808
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$762
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$650
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$577
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$514
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$873
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$598
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$668
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$833
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$637
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$536
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$996
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$901
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$607