Conakry vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Conakry	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1061	$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2848	$2049
🏠 One person rent	$523	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$1308	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$365	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1738	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	7	26
😀 Quality of life	25	12
🏙️ Population	1.67M	2.12M

The cost of living in Conakry is 49% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 5090th and 6832nd ($1061 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea and Somalia, respectively. Check Guinea vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Conakry compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 8567th and 9139th 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	$6.09	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$72.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1794	$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$885	$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.6	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$279	$4805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$396	$8866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.89	$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$5.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.79	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.2	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.63	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$51.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.6	$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6527	$879

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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 Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$706
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$498
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$660
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$764
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$718
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$541
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$518
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$580
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$886
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$589
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$408
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$760
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$545
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$542
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$500
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$561
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$571
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$540
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$483
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$654
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$638
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$523
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$838
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$503
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$522
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$490
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$605
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$602
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$507
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$486
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$496
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1495
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$562
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$482
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$752