Conakry vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Conakry	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2415	$1500
🏠 One person rent	$526	$236
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$310
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.2	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2456	$751
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	6	15
😀 Quality of life	33	24
🏙️ Population	1.67M	344K

The cost of living in Conakry is 64% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 5108th and 7431st ($1067 vs $650) 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 2.3 months in Conakry compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 8626th and 8994th 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	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$66.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1156	$230
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.9	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.21%	8.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$167	$365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$980	$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$7.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.4	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.43	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.9	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.7	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$2.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$50
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6316	$1130

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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 Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$598
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$762
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$808
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$861
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$901
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$988
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$706
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$984
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$892
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$740
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$826
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$984
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$890
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$827
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$838
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$892
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1304
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$975
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$940
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$784
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$875
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$833
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$830
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$814
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$637
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$599
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$469
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$637
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$946
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$668
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$607