Conakry vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Conakry	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3129	$2485
🏠 One person rent	$511	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$1315	$1052
🍽️ Food expenses	$353	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1122	$825
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	7	10
😀 Quality of life	25	20
🏙️ Population	1.67M	2.89M

The cost of living in Conakry is 7% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 5148th and 5611th ($1024 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Guinea and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Guinea vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Conakry compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Conakry ranked 4th best city to live in Guinea vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 8792nd and 8982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Conakry	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.14	$7.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$563	$534
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$939	$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.3	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.9	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.68%	12.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$362	$7474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$402	$536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.2	$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$5.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.24	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$8.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.05	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.49	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.4	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$3.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.7	$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1493	$91.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6326	$3239

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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 Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$824
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$833
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$934
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$890
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$740
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$829
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$961
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$746
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$953
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$776
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$493
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$739
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$554
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$449
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$453
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$767
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1025
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$448
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$860
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$445
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$448
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$566
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$458
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$446
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$572
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$539
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$1121
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$449
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$575
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$677
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$1107
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$599
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1236
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$1238
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$825
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$804
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1001
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$745
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$1210
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$561