Conakry vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Conakry	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1061	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2848	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$523	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$1308	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$365	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1738	$388
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	7	21
😀 Quality of life	25	27
🏙️ Population	1.67M	1.02M

The cost of living in Conakry is 103% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 5090th and 8452nd ($1061 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea and Liberia, respectively. Check Guinea vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Conakry compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 8567th and 8399th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Monrovia

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	Conakry	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.09	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1794	$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$885	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$58.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.6	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	12.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$279	$1572
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$396	$937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.89	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.79	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.2	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.63	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$3.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.6	$81.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6527	$2771

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$487
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1272
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1278
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$487
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$999
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$487
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1346
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$998
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1019
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1061
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$904
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$998
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$906
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$937
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$916
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$489
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$882
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$882
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1022
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$569
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$804
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$499
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$827
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$490
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$964
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$491
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$490
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$489
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$552
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$551
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$507