Conakry vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Conakry	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1030	$528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3197	$1302
🏠 One person rent	$512	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$1366	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1758	$395
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	7	21
😀 Quality of life	25	42
🏙️ Population	1.67M	1.02M

The cost of living in Conakry is 95% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 5459th and 8461st ($1030 vs $528) 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 1.7 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 8560th and 6736th 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	$7.07	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.57	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$569	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$961	$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.2	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$281	$1594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$403	$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.43	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.2	$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.1	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1511	$84.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6431	$2993

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Cities near Conakry

Distance	City	Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi	Forecariah	$974
81 km or 50 mi	Boffa	$972
126 km or 78 mi	Freetown	$1213
203 km or 126 mi	Mamou	$994
277 km or 172 mi	Bo	$1138
314 km or 195 mi	Bafata	$866
332 km or 206 mi	Kenema	$1146
333 km or 207 mi	Bissau	$889
400 km or 248 mi	Kolda	$1039
407 km or 253 mi	Gueckedou	$983
441 km or 274 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
479 km or 297 mi	Monrovia	$528
493 km or 306 mi	Kankan	$979
497 km or 309 mi	Kakata	$494
526 km or 327 mi	Brikama	$569
536 km or 333 mi	Lamin	$520
538 km or 334 mi	Banjul	$488
573 km or 356 mi	Nzerekore	$971
575 km or 358 mi	Kaolack	$1062
600 km or 373 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
608 km or 378 mi	Yekepa	$494
610 km or 379 mi	Fatick	$1051
682 km or 424 mi	Thies	$1203
696 km or 433 mi	Rufisque	$1095
709 km or 441 mi	Dakar	$1198
713 km or 443 mi	Bougouni	$496
715 km or 444 mi	Bamako	$574
718 km or 446 mi	Greenville	$494
731 km or 454 mi	Louga	$1003
767 km or 477 mi	Koulikoro	$497
786 km or 488 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
811 km or 504 mi	Rosso	$649
817 km or 508 mi	Banamba	$495
886 km or 551 mi	Korhogo	$1047
902 km or 561 mi	Sikasso	$503
922 km or 573 mi	Segou	$498
935 km or 581 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
952 km or 591 mi	Markala	$496
975 km or 606 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
976 km or 606 mi	Bouake	$1071

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$494
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1146
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1138
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$494
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$983
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$971
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$494
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1213
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$974
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$994
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1030
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$979
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$972
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1034
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1071
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1047
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$496
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1011
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1012
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1164
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$574
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$866
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$503
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1015
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$497
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1039
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$495
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$498
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$496
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$569
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$546
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$520