Conakry vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Conakry	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1030	$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3197	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$512	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$1366	$1045
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1758	$823
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	7	10
😀 Quality of life	25	16
🏙️ Population	1.67M	2.89M

The cost of living in Conakry is 8% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 5459th and 5954th ($1030 vs $957) 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 1.7 months in Conakry compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 8560th and 8996th 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	$7.07	$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.57	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$569	$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$1358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$961	$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.2	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$281	$7374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$403	$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$5.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$4.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.43	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.2	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.1	$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1511	$88.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6431	$3341

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Cities near Conakry

Distance	City	Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi	Forecariah	$974
81 km or 50 mi	Boffa	$972
126 km or 78 mi	Freetown	$1213
203 km or 126 mi	Mamou	$994
277 km or 172 mi	Bo	$1138
314 km or 195 mi	Bafata	$866
332 km or 206 mi	Kenema	$1146
333 km or 207 mi	Bissau	$889
400 km or 248 mi	Kolda	$1039
407 km or 253 mi	Gueckedou	$983
441 km or 274 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
479 km or 297 mi	Monrovia	$528
493 km or 306 mi	Kankan	$979
497 km or 309 mi	Kakata	$494
526 km or 327 mi	Brikama	$569
536 km or 333 mi	Lamin	$520
538 km or 334 mi	Banjul	$488
573 km or 356 mi	Nzerekore	$971
575 km or 358 mi	Kaolack	$1062
600 km or 373 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
608 km or 378 mi	Yekepa	$494
610 km or 379 mi	Fatick	$1051
682 km or 424 mi	Thies	$1203
696 km or 433 mi	Rufisque	$1095
709 km or 441 mi	Dakar	$1198
713 km or 443 mi	Bougouni	$496
715 km or 444 mi	Bamako	$574
718 km or 446 mi	Greenville	$494
731 km or 454 mi	Louga	$1003
767 km or 477 mi	Koulikoro	$497
786 km or 488 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
811 km or 504 mi	Rosso	$649
817 km or 508 mi	Banamba	$495
886 km or 551 mi	Korhogo	$1047
902 km or 561 mi	Sikasso	$503
922 km or 573 mi	Segou	$498
935 km or 581 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
952 km or 591 mi	Markala	$496
975 km or 606 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
976 km or 606 mi	Bouake	$1071

Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$815
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$932
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$902
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$728
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$852
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$947
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$730
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$939
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$763
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$546
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$723
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$559
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$509
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$508
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$723
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$509
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$855
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$510
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$509
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$579
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$441
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$509
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$587
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$545
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$1017
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$509
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$598
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$723
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$1028
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$622
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1090
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$1116
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$810
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$796
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$760
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$1139
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$589