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Jakarta vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Jakarta is 1.7% more expensive than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 63.0% less in Jakarta
Groceries: pay 13.7% less in Jakarta
Transportation: pay 46.4% less in Jakarta
Housing: pay 40.8% less in Jakarta
Childcare: pay 43.3% more in Jakarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.3% more in Jakarta
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Jakarta

The cost of clothing, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Jakarta are more expensive than in Conakry. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, housing, and groceries are lower in Jakarta. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Jakarta.

Jakarta vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.0% less for restaurants

	Conakry	Jakarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.43 GNF55,511	$3.03 IDR49,075.41	-52.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 GNF92,989	$3.41 IDR55,274.41	-68.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 GNF13,478	$0.62 IDR10,075.01	-60.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GNF10,357	$0.35 IDR5,724.80	-70.6%
Average			-63.0%

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pay 13.7% less for groceries

	Conakry	Jakarta
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 GNF11,399	$1.22 IDR19,699.94	-7.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.28 GNF80,084	$3.49 IDR56,460.70	-62.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.22 GNF70,912	$5.40 IDR87,501.24	-34.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 GNF24,180	$1.95 IDR31,619.74	-30.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 GNF24,467	$1.62 IDR26,290.54	-42.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 GNF11,622	$1.38 IDR22,382.51	+2.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 GNF9,541	$0.74 IDR11,997.11	-33.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 GNF7,931	$1.06 IDR17,116.56	+15.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 GNF11,075	$0.75 IDR12,177.91	-41.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,230	$0.80 IDR12,930.12	+10.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,230	$1.25 IDR20,291.98	+73.5%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 46.4% less for transportation

	Conakry	Jakarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.09 GNF43,892	$3.24 IDR52,431.33	-36.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF245,884	$12.75 IDR206,633.30	-55.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF284,807,577	$25,509.65 IDR413,266,597.72	-22.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.55 GNF99,683	$3.31 IDR53,621.34	-71.3%
Average			-46.4%

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pay 40.8% less for housing

	Conakry	Jakarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$80.91 GNF698,285	$28.49 IDR461,492.14	-64.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$523.54 GNF4,518,423	$449.61 IDR7,283,823.78	-14.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$462.34 GNF3,990,200	$261.47 IDR4,235,982.63	-43.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$77.94 IDR1,262,593.07
Average			-40.8%

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pay 43.3% more for childcare

	Conakry	Jakarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$170.06 IDR2,755,110.65
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,389.60 GNF55,145,617	$9,157.99 IDR148,363,145.29	+43.3%
Average			+43.3%

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pay 11.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	Jakarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.37 GNF20,484	$2.23 IDR36,160.83	-6.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 GNF17,261	$2.32 IDR37,591.37	+16.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,033	$2.74 IDR44,426.16	+135.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.01 GNF604,243	$29.26 IDR473,974.04	-58.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.63 GNF39,988	$3.19 IDR51,658.32	-31.2%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Conakry	Jakarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF172,611	$56.54 IDR915,941.79	+182.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF215,763	$34.50 IDR558,849.15	+38.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF258,916	$87.37 IDR1,415,403.66	+191.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF431,527	$86.38 IDR1,399,470.98	+72.8%
Average			+121.2%

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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: January 2025

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