Conakry vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Conakry	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2415	$1276
🏠 One person rent	$526	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.2	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2456	$118
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	6	21
😀 Quality of life	33	27
🏙️ Population	1.67M	1.02M

The cost of living in Conakry is 99% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 5108th and 8410th ($1067 vs $536) 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 2.3 months in Conakry compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 8626th and 8877th 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	$6.14	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1156	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.9	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.21%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$167	$1537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$980	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.4	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.43	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.9	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.7	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$3.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$27
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6316	$3157

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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 Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$502
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1281
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1283
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$502
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$503
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1347
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$999
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1021
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1067
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$999
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1083
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1123
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1099
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$508
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1057
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1057
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1224
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$583
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$872
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$514
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1066
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$895
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$506
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1044
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$506
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$506
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$508
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$598
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$631
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$541