Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 1.7% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 63.0% less for restaurants
Conakry
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.43
GNF55,427
|
$3.03
IDR48,297.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,849
|
$3.41
IDR54,398.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
GNF13,458
|
$0.62
IDR9,915.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,341
|
$0.35
IDR5,634.04
|
|
pay 13.7% less for groceries
Conakry
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
GNF11,382
|
$1.22
IDR19,387.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,963
|
$3.49
IDR55,565.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
GNF70,805
|
$5.40
IDR86,113.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
GNF24,144
|
$1.95
IDR31,118.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
GNF24,430
|
$1.62
IDR25,873.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
GNF11,604
|
$1.38
IDR22,027.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
GNF9,527
|
$0.74
IDR11,806.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
GNF7,919
|
$1.06
IDR16,845.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
GNF11,059
|
$0.75
IDR11,984.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,220
|
$0.80
IDR12,725.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,220
|
$1.25
IDR19,970.26
|
|
pay 46.4% less for transportation
Conakry
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
GNF43,826
|
$3.24
IDR51,600.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.49
GNF245,512
|
$12.75
IDR203,357.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
GNF284,376,981
|
$25,509.65
IDR406,714,443.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.55
GNF99,532
|
$3.31
IDR52,771.20
|
|
pay 40.8% less for housing
Conakry
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.91
GNF697,229
|
$28.49
IDR454,175.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,511,591
|
$449.61
IDR7,168,342.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$462.34
GNF3,984,168
|
$261.47
IDR4,168,823.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$77.94
IDR1,242,575.23
|
|
pay 43.3% more for childcare
Conakry
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$170.06
IDR2,711,429.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF55,062,243
|
$9,157.99
IDR146,010,914.86
|
|
pay 11.3% more for entertainment and sports
Conakry
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,453
|
$2.23
IDR35,587.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,235
|
$2.32
IDR36,995.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.16
GNF10,018
|
$2.74
IDR43,721.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.01
GNF603,330
|
$29.26
IDR466,459.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,927
|
$3.19
IDR50,839.31
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Conakry
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,350
|
$56.54
IDR901,419.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF215,437
|
$34.50
IDR549,988.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF258,525
|
$87.37
IDR1,392,963.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF430,874
|
$86.38
IDR1,377,283.00
|
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