Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 9.2% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 62.2% less for restaurants
Conakry
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,988
|
$1.82
LAK38,585
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,633
|
$3.24
LAK68,768
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,817
|
$0.67
LAK14,332
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,317
|
$0.43
LAK9,102
|
|
pay 7.8% less for groceries
Conakry
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
GNF6,286
|
$0.93
LAK19,756
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,778
|
$14.08
LAK298,926
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
GNF73,416
|
$6.60
LAK140,122
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
GNF19,503
|
$1.80
LAK38,199
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
GNF30,223
|
$3.01
LAK63,909
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
GNF9,281
|
$0.90
LAK19,195
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
GNF9,382
|
$0.51
LAK10,727
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
GNF6,002
|
$0.95
LAK20,155
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
GNF8,534
|
$0.62
LAK13,098
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
$0.75
LAK15,958
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
$0.47
LAK9,974
|
|
pay 7.7% more for transportation
Conakry
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
GNF41,012
|
$5.14
LAK109,106
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.97
LAK1,082,313
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,928.24
LAK614,241,011
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.94
LAK380,868
|
|
pay 22.4% more for housing
Conakry
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.45
GNF777,681
|
$13.36
LAK283,783
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,501,129
|
$863.65
LAK18,338,071
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.45
GNF3,331,059
|
$785.49
LAK16,678,500
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.18
GNF525,965
|
$65.45
LAK1,389,630
|
|
pay 15.7% less for childcare
Conakry
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
GNF12,896,250
|
$342.92
LAK7,281,267
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF54,934,552
|
$9,300.83
LAK197,486,917
|
|
pay 15.2% less for entertainment and sports
Conakry
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,405
|
$1.00
LAK21,159
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,195
|
$1.67
LAK35,452
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
GNF9,296
|
$1.64
LAK34,850
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.02
GNF473,021
|
$51.00
LAK1,082,856
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,835
|
$2.49
LAK52,898
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Conakry
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,950
|
$81.96
LAK1,740,226
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF214,938
|
$62.33
LAK1,323,399
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF257,925
|
$58.81
LAK1,248,811
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,875
|
$42.69
LAK906,528
|
|
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