Cost of living comparison

Guinea

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Laos

Vientiane vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 8.5% more expensive than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 57.4% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 17.2% less in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 21.0% more in Vientiane
Housing: pay 8.0% more in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 46.7% more in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.9% less in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 73.5% more in Vientiane

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

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Vientiane vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.4% less for restaurants

	Conakry	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 GNF43,800	$2.31 LAK52,025	-53.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 GNF94,385	$5.54 LAK125K	-48.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 GNF14,191	$0.62 LAK13,971	-61.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GNF10,512	$0.42 LAK9,364	-65.4%
Average			-57.4%

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pay 17.2% less for groceries

	Conakry	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 GNF11,570	$1.17 LAK26,306	-11.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.28 GNF81,286	$13.94 LAK314K	+50.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.22 GNF71,976	$7.32 LAK165K	-10.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.95 GNF34,566	$1.81 LAK40,828	-54.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 GNF24,834	$2.99 LAK67,434	+5.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 GNF11,147	$0.90 LAK20,189	-29.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 GNF9,684	$0.50 LAK11,274	-54.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 GNF8,050	$0.94 LAK21,159	+2.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 GNF11,242	$0.61 LAK13,687	-52.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,323	$0.74 LAK16,676	+2.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,323	$0.47 LAK10,488	-35.5%
Average			-17.2%

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pay 21.0% more for transportation

	Conakry	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,089	$5.18 LAK117K	-1.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF250K	$50.18 LAK1M	+76.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF289M	$28,736.24 LAK648M	-12.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF77,660	$10.86 LAK245K	+22.5%
Average			+21.0%

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pay 8.0% more for housing

	Conakry	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$11.39 LAK257K	-93.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.52 GNF6M	$866.78 LAK20M	+37.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$784.74 LAK18M	+146.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$55.21 LAK1M	-58.4%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 46.7% more for childcare

	Conakry	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$338.54 LAK8M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$9,334.55 LAK210M	+46.7%
Average			+46.7%

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pay 14.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 GNF21,900	$1.50 LAK33,816	-40.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.32 GNF29,042	$1.73 LAK39,018	-47.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,183	$1.96 LAK44,221	+68.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF782K	$50.52 LAK1M	-43.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,493	$3.56 LAK80,202	-12.2%
Average			-14.9%

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pay 73.5% more for clothing

	Conakry	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF175K	$27.70 LAK624K	+38.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF219K	$69.25 LAK2M	+177.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF263K	$58.22 LAK1M	+94.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF438K	$42.19 LAK951K	-15.6%
Average			+73.5%

Conakry vs. Vientiane - Cost of clothing

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