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Conakry vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 52.4% more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Conakry
Groceries: pay 36.2% more in Conakry
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Conakry
Housing: pay 92.4% more in Conakry
Childcare: pay 30.2% less in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.9% more in Conakry
Clothing: pay 50.0% less in Conakry

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

Conakry vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.03 IDR49,075.41	$6.43 GNF55,511	+112.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.41 IDR55,274.41	$10.77 GNF92,989	+215.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 IDR10,075.01	$1.56 GNF13,478	+151.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 IDR5,724.80	$1.20 GNF10,357	+239.6%
Average			+179.7%

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pay 36.2% more for groceries

	Jakarta	Conakry
Bread 1 loaf	$1.22 IDR19,699.94	$1.32 GNF11,399	+8.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 IDR56,460.70	$9.28 GNF80,084	+166.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.40 IDR87,501.24	$8.22 GNF70,912	+52.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 IDR31,619.74	$2.80 GNF24,180	+43.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.62 IDR26,290.54	$2.83 GNF24,467	+74.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 IDR22,382.51	$1.35 GNF11,622	-2.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 IDR11,997.11	$1.11 GNF9,541	+49.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 IDR17,116.56	$0.92 GNF7,931	-13.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 IDR12,177.91	$1.28 GNF11,075	+70.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 IDR12,930.12	$0.72 GNF6,230	-9.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.25 IDR20,291.98	$0.72 GNF6,230	-42.4%
Average			+36.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Jakarta	Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.24 IDR52,431.33	$5.09 GNF43,892	+57.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.75 IDR206,633.30	$28.49 GNF245,884	+123.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,509.65 IDR413,266,597.72	$33,000.00 GNF284,807,577	+29.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.31 IDR53,621.34	$11.55 GNF99,683	+249.0%
Average			+114.7%

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pay 92.4% more for housing

	Jakarta	Conakry
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.49 IDR461,492.14	$80.91 GNF698,285	+184.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$449.61 IDR7,283,823.78	$523.54 GNF4,518,423	+16.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$261.47 IDR4,235,982.63	$462.34 GNF3,990,200	+76.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.94 IDR1,262,593.07	??
Average			+92.4%

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pay 30.2% less for childcare

	Jakarta	Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$170.06 IDR2,755,110.65	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,157.99 IDR148,363,145.29	$6,389.60 GNF55,145,617	-30.2%
Average			-30.2%

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pay 23.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.23 IDR36,160.83	$2.37 GNF20,484	+6.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 IDR37,591.37	$2.00 GNF17,261	-13.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.74 IDR44,426.16	$1.16 GNF10,033	-57.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.26 IDR473,974.04	$70.01 GNF604,243	+139.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.19 IDR51,658.32	$4.63 GNF39,988	+45.3%
Average			+23.9%

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pay 50.0% less for clothing

	Jakarta	Conakry
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.54 IDR915,941.79	$20.00 GNF172,611	-64.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.50 IDR558,849.15	$25.00 GNF215,763	-27.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.37 IDR1,415,403.66	$30.00 GNF258,916	-65.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.38 IDR1,399,470.98	$50.00 GNF431,527	-42.1%
Average			-50.0%

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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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