Cost of living comparison

Maputo, Mozambique

compared to

Conakry, Guinea

Conakry vs. Maputo Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 10.3% more expensive than Maputo.

Restaurants: pay 21.9% more in Conakry
Groceries: pay 75.2% more in Conakry
Transportation: pay 12.5% more in Conakry
Housing: pay 1.2% less in Conakry
Childcare: pay 14.9% more in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.3% less in Conakry
Clothing: pay 50.9% less in Conakry

The cost of groceries, restaurants, childcare, and transportation in Conakry are more expensive than in Maputo. Expenses including clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Conakry. 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 21.9% more for restaurants

	Maputo	Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.95 MZN700.00	$6.43 GNF55,604	-41.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 MZN639.00	$10.77 GNF93,145	+7.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 MZN60.56	$1.56 GNF13,501	+64.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MZN49.11	$1.20 GNF10,374	+56.2%
Average			+21.9%

Maputo vs. Conakry - Cost of restaurants

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pay 75.2% more for groceries

	Maputo	Conakry
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 MZN75.83	$1.32 GNF11,418	+11.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.45 MZN540.00	$9.28 GNF80,218	+9.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.78 MZN369.08	$8.22 GNF71,031	+42.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 MZN133.80	$2.80 GNF24,221	+33.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 MZN156.17	$2.83 GNF24,508	+16.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 MZN51.51	$1.35 GNF11,641	+67.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 MZN23.06	$1.11 GNF9,557	+206.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 MZN38.23	$0.92 GNF7,944	+53.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 MZN26.89	$1.28 GNF11,094	+204.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MZN21.09	$0.72 GNF6,240	+118.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MZN28.19	$0.72 GNF6,240	+63.6%
Average			+75.2%

Maputo vs. Conakry - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.5% more for transportation

	Maputo	Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 MZN326.93	$5.09 GNF43,966	-0.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.17 MZN841.30	$28.49 GNF246,295	+116.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,863.85 MZN2,100,000.00	$33,000.00 GNF285,283,792	+0.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.12 MZN2,180.00	$11.55 GNF99,849	-66.1%
Average			+12.5%

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pay 1.2% less for housing

	Maputo	Conakry
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.97 MZN8,496.67	$80.91 GNF699,453	-39.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$782.47 MZN50,000.00	$523.54 GNF4,525,978	-33.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.87 MZN17,500.00	$462.34 GNF3,996,872	+68.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.37 MZN3,921.57	??
Average			-1.2%

Maputo vs. Conakry - Cost of housing

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pay 14.9% more for childcare

	Maputo	Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.04 MZN17,255.32	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,559.16 MZN355,230.43	$6,389.60 GNF55,237,824	+14.9%
Average			+14.9%

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pay 0.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Maputo	Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 MZN80.00	$2.37 GNF20,518	+89.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 MZN142.97	$2.00 GNF17,290	-10.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.58 MZN165.00	$1.16 GNF10,050	-55.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.39 MZN4,114.29	$70.01 GNF605,254	+8.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.04 MZN450.00	$4.63 GNF40,055	-34.2%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 50.9% less for clothing

	Maputo	Conakry
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.04 MZN2,175.00	$20.00 GNF172,899	-41.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.64 MZN3,875.00	$25.00 GNF216,124	-58.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.64 MZN4,833.33	$30.00 GNF259,349	-60.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.03 MZN5,625.00	$50.00 GNF432,248	-43.2%
Average			-50.9%

Maputo vs. Conakry - Cost of clothing

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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: April 2025

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