Conakry vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Conakry	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2415	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$526	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$394
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$252
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.2	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2456	$112
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	6	25
😀 Quality of life	33	15
🏙️ Population	1.67M	2.12M

The cost of living in Conakry is 49% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 5108th and 7013th ($1067 vs $715) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Guinea and Somalia, respectively. Check Guinea vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Conakry compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Mogadishu ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 8626th and 9189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Mogadishu

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	Conakry	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.14	$3.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$4.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$78.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1156	$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.9	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.21%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$167	$4802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$980	$9000
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$5.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$3.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.4	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.43	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.9	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.7	$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$26.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$50.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6316	$575

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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 Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$724
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$548
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$694
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$1169
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$1175
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$549
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$502
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$596
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$1031
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$460
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$420
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$811
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$552
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$559
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$503
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$533
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$586
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$560
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$528
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$802
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$612
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$567
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$1039
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$517
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$543
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$511
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$654
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$623
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$522
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$421
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$512
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1585
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$582
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$499
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$864