Cost of living comparison

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Conakry vs. Maputo Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 29.1% more expensive than Maputo.

Restaurants: pay 57.3% more in Conakry
Groceries: pay 78.3% more in Conakry
Transportation: pay 23.4% more in Conakry
Housing: pay 62.5% more in Conakry
Childcare: pay 9.9% more in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.4% more in Conakry
Clothing: pay 54.8% less in Conakry

The cost of groceries, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and childcare in Conakry are more expensive than in Maputo. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Conakry.

Conakry vs. Maputo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Conakry instead of Maputo, you would:

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pay 57.3% more for restaurants

	Maputo	Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.39 MZN600.00	$5.00 GNF43,416	-46.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.82 MZN500.00	$10.77 GNF93,557	+37.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 MZN48.37	$1.62 GNF14,066	+114.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 MZN34.22	$1.20 GNF10,420	+124.1%
Average			+57.3%

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pay 78.3% more for groceries

	Maputo	Conakry
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 MZN68.38	$1.32 GNF11,469	+23.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.60 MZN485.83	$9.28 GNF80,573	+22.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.86 MZN374.34	$8.22 GNF71,345	+40.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.40 MZN153.63	$3.95 GNF34,263	+64.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.36 MZN150.82	$2.83 GNF24,617	+20.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 MZN54.05	$1.27 GNF11,049	+50.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 MZN22.68	$1.11 GNF9,599	+211.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 MZN43.09	$0.92 GNF7,980	+36.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 MZN27.67	$1.28 GNF11,143	+196.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MZN27.90	$0.72 GNF6,268	+65.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 MZN19.96	$0.72 GNF6,268	+131.1%
Average			+78.3%

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pay 23.4% more for transportation

	Maputo	Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 MZN326.92	$5.26 GNF45,685	+2.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.16 MZN841.30	$28.49 GNF247,385	+116.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,164.61 MZN1,800,000.00	$33,000.00 GNF286,546,254	+17.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.58 MZN996.00	$8.87 GNF76,979	-43.1%
Average			+23.4%

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pay 62.5% more for housing

	Maputo	Conakry
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$91.27 MZN5,833.33	$185.16 GNF1,607,756	+102.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.89 MZN29,583.33	$630.52 GNF5,474,903	+36.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$267.30 MZN17,083.33	$317.99 GNF2,761,169	+19.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.12 MZN4,417.54	$132.79 GNF1,153,007	+92.1%
Average			+62.5%

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pay 9.9% more for childcare

	Maputo	Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$162.34 MZN10,375.00	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,789.39 MZN370,000.00	$6,362.45 GNF55,246,560	+9.9%
Average			+9.9%

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pay 27.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Maputo	Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.41 MZN90.00	$2.50 GNF21,708	+77.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.08 MZN132.78	$3.32 GNF28,787	+59.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 MZN180.00	$1.16 GNF10,094	-58.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.13 MZN2,756.25	$89.25 GNF774,971	+106.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.82 MZN500.00	$4.05 GNF35,181	-48.2%
Average			+27.4%

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pay 54.8% less for clothing

	Maputo	Conakry
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.64 MZN3,300.00	$20.00 GNF173,664	-61.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.61 MZN3,937.50	$25.00 GNF217,080	-59.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.24 MZN5,000.00	$30.00 GNF260,497	-61.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.89 MZN5,041.67	$50.00 GNF434,161	-36.6%
Average			-54.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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