Conakry vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Conakry	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3129	$1278
🏠 One person rent	$511	$157
🏘️ Family rent	$1315	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$353	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1122	$679
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	7	16
😀 Quality of life	25	18
🏙️ Population	1.67M	519K

The cost of living in Conakry is 92% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 5148th and 8241st ($1024 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea and Lesotho, respectively. Check Guinea vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Conakry compared to 1.3 months in Maseru. Conakry ranked 4th best city to live in Guinea vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 8792nd and 9015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Maseru

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	Conakry	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.14	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$0.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$1.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$563	$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$82.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$939	$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.3	$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$56.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.9	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.68%	8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$362	$333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$402	$447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.2	$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$5.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.24	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$3.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$5.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.05	$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.49	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.4	$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.7	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1493	$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6326	$710

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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 Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$511
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$682
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$701
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$753
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$689
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$703
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$637
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$875
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$780
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$908
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$631
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$741
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$889
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$776
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$739
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$746
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$755
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$710
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$783
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$845
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$683
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$751
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$719
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$866
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$704
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$631
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$558
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$447
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$633
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$805
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$656
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$866
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$603