Conakry vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Conakry	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$699
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2415	$1692
🏠 One person rent	$526	$324
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$558
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.2	$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2456	$370
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	6	80
😀 Quality of life	33	67
🏙️ Population	1.67M	11.1M

The cost of living in Conakry is 53% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 5108th and 7091st ($1067 vs $699) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Guinea and Indonesia, respectively. Check Guinea vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Conakry compared to 0.5 months in Jakarta. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Jakarta ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 8626th and 4721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Jakarta

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	Conakry	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.14	$2.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$3.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$3.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1156	$664
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.9	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.21%	9.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$167	$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$980	$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$22.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.4	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.43	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.9	$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.7	$3.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6316	$8840

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Cities near Conakry

Distance	City	Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi	Forecariah	$999
81 km or 50 mi	Boffa	$999
126 km or 78 mi	Freetown	$1347
203 km or 126 mi	Mamou	$1021
277 km or 172 mi	Bo	$1283
314 km or 195 mi	Bafata	$872
332 km or 206 mi	Kenema	$1281
333 km or 207 mi	Bissau	$895
400 km or 248 mi	Kolda	$1044
407 km or 253 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
441 km or 274 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
479 km or 297 mi	Monrovia	$536
493 km or 306 mi	Kankan	$1007
497 km or 309 mi	Kakata	$502
526 km or 327 mi	Brikama	$598
536 km or 333 mi	Lamin	$541
538 km or 334 mi	Banjul	$516
573 km or 356 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
575 km or 358 mi	Kaolack	$1088
600 km or 373 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
608 km or 378 mi	Yekepa	$503
610 km or 379 mi	Fatick	$1084
682 km or 424 mi	Thies	$1140
696 km or 433 mi	Rufisque	$1141
709 km or 441 mi	Dakar	$1221
713 km or 443 mi	Bougouni	$508
715 km or 444 mi	Bamako	$583
718 km or 446 mi	Greenville	$502
731 km or 454 mi	Louga	$1060
767 km or 477 mi	Koulikoro	$506
786 km or 488 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
811 km or 504 mi	Rosso	$630
817 km or 508 mi	Banamba	$506
886 km or 551 mi	Korhogo	$1099
902 km or 561 mi	Sikasso	$514
922 km or 573 mi	Segou	$506
935 km or 581 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
952 km or 591 mi	Markala	$508
975 km or 606 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
976 km or 606 mi	Bouake	$1123

Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$567
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$555
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$400
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$665
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$480
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$517
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$561
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$511
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$490
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$534
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$523
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$429
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$488
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$482
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$478
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$488
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$422
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$411
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$390
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$409
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$456
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$461
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$447
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$440
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$444
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$413
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$409
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$551
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$384
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$457
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$470
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$413
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$420
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502