Conakry vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Conakry	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1061	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2848	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$523	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$1308	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$365	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1738	$3902
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	7	100
😀 Quality of life	25	100
🏙️ Population	1.67M	5.03M

The cost of living in Conakry is 52% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5090th and 1365th ($1061 vs $2194) 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 1.6 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 8567th 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	$6.09	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1794	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$885	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.6	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$279	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$396	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.89	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.79	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.2	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.63	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.6	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6527	$19705

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Cities near Conakry

Distance	City	Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi	Forecariah	$998
81 km or 50 mi	Boffa	$998
126 km or 78 mi	Freetown	$1346
203 km or 126 mi	Mamou	$1019
277 km or 172 mi	Bo	$1278
314 km or 195 mi	Bafata	$804
332 km or 206 mi	Kenema	$1272
333 km or 207 mi	Bissau	$827
400 km or 248 mi	Kolda	$964
407 km or 253 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
441 km or 274 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
479 km or 297 mi	Monrovia	$523
493 km or 306 mi	Kankan	$1007
497 km or 309 mi	Kakata	$487
526 km or 327 mi	Brikama	$552
536 km or 333 mi	Lamin	$507
538 km or 334 mi	Banjul	$477
573 km or 356 mi	Nzerekore	$999
575 km or 358 mi	Kaolack	$1000
600 km or 373 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
608 km or 378 mi	Yekepa	$487
610 km or 379 mi	Fatick	$998
682 km or 424 mi	Thies	$1052
696 km or 433 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 441 mi	Dakar	$1114
713 km or 443 mi	Bougouni	$489
715 km or 444 mi	Bamako	$569
718 km or 446 mi	Greenville	$487
731 km or 454 mi	Louga	$970
767 km or 477 mi	Koulikoro	$490
786 km or 488 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
811 km or 504 mi	Rosso	$647
817 km or 508 mi	Banamba	$491
886 km or 551 mi	Korhogo	$916
902 km or 561 mi	Sikasso	$499
922 km or 573 mi	Segou	$490
935 km or 581 mi	Gagnoa	$904
952 km or 591 mi	Markala	$489
975 km or 606 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
976 km or 606 mi	Bouake	$937

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963