Conakry vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Conakry	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2415	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$526	$406
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$359
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.2	$217
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2456	$113
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	6	11
😀 Quality of life	33	14
🏙️ Population	1.67M	2.89M

The cost of living in Conakry is 0.7% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 5108th and 5146th ($1067 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 2.3 months in Conakry compared to 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 6th in the DR Congo, while ranked 8626th and 9211th 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	$8.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$6.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1156	$1337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$92.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.9	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.21%	12.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$167	$1075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$980	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.4	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.43	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.9	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.7	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6316	$3306

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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 Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$1029
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$993
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$793
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$928
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$792
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$1032
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$842
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$754
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$803
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$505
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$688
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$689
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$682
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$688
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$957
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$689
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$686
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$491
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$412
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$687
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$396
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$524
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$912
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$687
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$499
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$758
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$1069
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$597
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1278
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$1062
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$836
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$858
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$804
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$577
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$595