Cost of living comparison
Conakry is 76.4% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Conakry instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫54,048
|
$5.00
GNF42,758
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫140,525
|
$11.00
GNF94,068
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,278
|
$1.37
GNF11,754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,346
|
$1.20
GNF10,262
|
|
pay 34.6% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫25,980
|
$0.75
GNF6,414
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫157,010
|
$7.00
GNF59,861
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫139,124
|
$7.95
GNF67,980
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,175
|
$2.60
GNF22,234
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫43,408
|
$2.95
GNF25,213
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,796
|
$1.27
GNF10,869
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,066
|
$0.91
GNF7,758
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫19,990
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,342
|
$1.04
GNF8,905
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,225
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,548
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
pay 4.2% less for transportation
Hanoi
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫109,506
|
$3.79
GNF32,371
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫216,193
|
$15.00
GNF128,274
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,080,964,191
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫137,282
|
$1.30
GNF11,117
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫240,177
|
$100.00
GNF855,161
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,611,878
|
$540.38
GNF4,621,140
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,250,398
|
$300.00
GNF2,565,482
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,462,996
|
$42.06
GNF359,670
|
|
pay 81.5% more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,153,181
|
$755.00
GNF6,456,463
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫341,349,260
|
$7,000.00
GNF59,861,243
|
|
pay 27.2% more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,619
|
$2.37
GNF20,296
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫52,087
|
$2.00
GNF17,103
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫37,834
|
$1.50
GNF12,827
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫748,793
|
$25.34
GNF216,726
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫118,906
|
$3.49
GNF29,823
|
|
pay 40.8% less for clothing
Hanoi
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,118,798
|
$20.00
GNF171,032
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫894,252
|
$30.00
GNF256,548
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,396,137
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,366,111
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
|
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