Conakry vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Conakry	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2415	$5590
🏠 One person rent	$526	$1286
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$2187
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.2	$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2456	$4060
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	6	100
😀 Quality of life	33	100
🏙️ Population	1.67M	5.35M

The cost of living in Conakry is 54% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5108th and 1249th ($1067 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Guinea and Australia, respectively. Check Guinea vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Conakry compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 8626th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Melbourne

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	Conakry	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.14	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$3.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$1055
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1156	$2675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$1808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.9	$48.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.21%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$167	$7072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$980	$5978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$4.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$27.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.4	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.43	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.9	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.7	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$72
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$1948
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6316	$22799

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1681
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1736
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1768
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1738
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1728
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1706
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1725
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2058
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1464
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1362
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1813
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1662
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1667
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1660
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2019
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1771
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1678
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2127
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1364
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1568
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1580
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2117
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1599
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1747
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2292
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1888
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2640
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2181
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1839
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1184
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988