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Conakry vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 2.4 times more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in Conakry
Groceries: pay 79.0% more in Conakry
Transportation: pay 96.4% more in Conakry
Housing: pay 6.7 times more in Conakry
Childcare: pay 46.0% less in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports: pay 92.6% more in Conakry
Clothing: pay 34.9% less in Conakry

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

Conakry vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,928	$5.00 GNF43,316	+164.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,835	$10.77 GNF93,341	+149.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,482	$1.62 GNF14,034	+242.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,482	$1.20 GNF10,396	+388.0%
Average			+235.9%

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pay 79.0% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Conakry
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,869	$1.32 GNF11,442	+45.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,610	$9.28 GNF80,387	+87.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139,035	$8.22 GNF71,181	+55.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,735	$3.95 GNF34,184	+161.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,879	$2.83 GNF24,560	+78.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,835	$1.27 GNF11,024	-11.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,394	$1.11 GNF9,577	+135.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,421	$0.92 GNF7,961	+39.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,176	$1.28 GNF11,117	+156.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,647	$0.72 GNF6,253	+63.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,154	$0.72 GNF6,253	+56.6%
Average			+79.0%

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pay 96.4% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,474	$5.26 GNF45,579	+64.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,710	$28.49 GNF246,814	+276.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998,550,169	$33,000.00 GNF285,885,394	-12.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,785	$8.87 GNF76,801	+58.1%
Average			+96.4%

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pay 6.7 times more for housing

	Hanoi	Conakry
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,668	$185.16 GNF1,604,048	+2034.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,187,333	$630.52 GNF5,462,276	+80.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,812,815	$317.99 GNF2,754,801	+23.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,671	$132.79 GNF1,150,348	+136.1%
Average			+568.6%

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pay 46.0% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,102,251	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,660,053	$6,362.45 GNF55,119,145	-46.0%
Average			-46.0%

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pay 92.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,964	$2.50 GNF21,658	+164.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,244	$3.32 GNF28,721	+85.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,949	$1.16 GNF10,071	-12.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736,317	$89.25 GNF773,184	+219.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,855	$4.05 GNF35,100	+7.0%
Average			+92.6%

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pay 34.9% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Conakry
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,320	$20.00 GNF173,264	-52.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604,678	$25.00 GNF216,580	+9.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,280,748	$30.00 GNF259,896	-65.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,908,340	$50.00 GNF433,160	-30.9%
Average			-34.9%

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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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