Cost of living comparison

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Tokyo vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 69.9% more expensive than Conakry.

Restaurants
pay 12.8% less in Tokyo
Groceries
pay 47.3% more in Tokyo
Transportation
pay 87.6% more in Tokyo
Housing
pay 20.5% more in Tokyo
Childcare
pay 2.4 times more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 99.7% more in Tokyo
Clothing
pay 2.1 times more in Tokyo

The cost of childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and housing in Tokyo are more expensive than in Conakry. Notably, childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Tokyo.

Tokyo vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

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

pay 12.8% less for restaurants

 
Conakry
Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
GNF43,416
$8.02
¥1,249
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.77
GNF93,557
$5.01
¥781
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.62
GNF14,066
$1.16
¥181

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pay 47.3% more for groceries

 
Conakry
Tokyo
Bread
1 loaf
$1.32
GNF11,469
$1.55
¥242
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.28
GNF80,573
$7.21
¥1,123
Milk (1 gallon) $8.22
GNF71,345
$5.71
¥890

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pay 87.6% more for transportation

 
Conakry
Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.26
GNF45,685
$4.50
¥701
Monthly public transit pass $28.49
GNF247,385
$73.51
¥11,449
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,000.00
GNF286,546,254
$22,332.63
¥3,478,419

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pay 20.5% more for housing

 
Conakry
Tokyo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$185.16
GNF1,607,756
$33.44
¥5,209
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $630.52
GNF5,474,903
$1,071.65
¥166,915
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $317.99
GNF2,761,169
$642.24
¥100,032

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

 
Conakry
Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $519.69
¥80,944
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,362.45
GNF55,246,560
$15,131.74
¥2,356,844

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pay 99.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Conakry
Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.50
GNF21,708
$4.01
¥624
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.32
GNF28,787
$3.43
¥534
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.16
GNF10,094
$4.01
¥624

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

 
Conakry
Tokyo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$20.00
GNF173,664
$56.84
¥8,853
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$25.00
GNF217,080
$40.48
¥6,306
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$30.00
GNF260,497
$62.67
¥9,762

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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: December 2025
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