Cost of living comparison
Conakry is 21.7% cheaper than Port Vila.
If you lived in Conakry instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 27.9% less for restaurants
|
Port Vila
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
$5.00
GNF42,988
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
$10.77
GNF92,633
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV258
|
$1.37
GNF11,817
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
VUV207
|
$1.20
GNF10,317
|
|
pay 39.6% less for groceries
|
Port Vila
|
Conakry
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$0.73
GNF6,286
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$9.28
GNF79,778
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.02
VUV953
|
$8.54
GNF73,416
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
$2.27
GNF19,503
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$3.52
GNF30,223
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$1.08
GNF9,281
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
VUV109
|
$1.09
GNF9,382
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$0.70
GNF6,002
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
VUV268
|
$0.99
GNF8,534
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
|
pay 33.5% less for transportation
|
Port Vila
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$4.77
GNF41,012
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.34
VUV871
|
?? | |
pay 66.4% less for housing
|
Port Vila
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$90.45
GNF777,681
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
$523.54
GNF4,501,129
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
$387.45
GNF3,331,059
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$61.18
GNF525,965
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Port Vila
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
$1,500.00
GNF12,896,250
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,934,552
|
|
pay 54.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Vila
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.63
VUV549
|
$2.37
GNF20,405
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.11
VUV607
|
$2.00
GNF17,195
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$1.08
GNF9,296
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
$55.02
GNF473,021
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$4.63
GNF39,835
|
|
pay 47.8% less for clothing
|
Port Vila
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$20.00
GNF171,950
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$25.00
GNF214,938
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$30.00
GNF257,925
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$50.00
GNF429,875
|
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