Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 10.8% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 61.9% less for restaurants
Conakry
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
FG43,000
|
$2.13
₫54,262
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
FG94,600
|
$5.54
₫141,081
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
FG11,820
|
$0.48
₫12,327
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
FG10,320
|
$0.29
₫7,375
|
|
pay 18.8% less for groceries
Conakry
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
FG6,450
|
$1.03
₫26,083
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
FG60,200
|
$6.19
₫157,631
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
FG68,365
|
$5.49
₫139,675
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
FG22,360
|
$1.62
₫41,338
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
FG25,356
|
$1.71
₫43,579
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
FG10,931
|
$1.53
₫38,950
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
FG7,802
|
$0.55
₫14,122
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,827
|
$0.79
₫20,069
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FG8,956
|
$0.57
₫14,399
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,827
|
$0.48
₫12,274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,827
|
$0.65
₫16,614
|
|
pay 95.9% more for transportation
Conakry
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FG32,555
|
$4.32
₫109,939
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
FG129,000
|
$8.53
₫217,048
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$42,650.00
₫1,085,241,741
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
FG11,180
|
$5.42
₫137,826
|
|
pay 28.5% less for housing
Conakry
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
FG860,000
|
$9.48
₫241,127
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
FG4,647,291
|
$379.24
₫9,649,914
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
FG2,580,000
|
$207.16
₫5,271,174
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
FG361,706
|
$57.72
₫1,468,786
|
|
pay 12.3% more for childcare
Conakry
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
FG6,493,000
|
$242.78
₫6,177,530
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
FG60,200,000
|
$13,468.11
₫342,700,034
|
|
pay 2.1% less for entertainment and sports
Conakry
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
FG20,411
|
$0.85
₫21,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
FG17,200
|
$2.06
₫52,293
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
FG12,900
|
$1.49
₫37,983
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
FG217,952
|
$29.54
₫751,756
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
FG29,992
|
$4.69
₫119,377
|
|
pay 78.5% more for clothing
Conakry
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
FG172,000
|
$44.14
₫1,123,225
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
FG258,000
|
$35.28
₫897,791
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
FG430,000
|
$94.54
₫2,405,619
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
FG430,000
|
$93.36
₫2,375,474
|
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