Cost of living comparison
Conakry is 77.2% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Conakry instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,885
|
$5.00
GNF42,846
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
$11.00
GNF94,260
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,092
|
$1.37
GNF11,778
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,770
|
$1.20
GNF10,283
|
|
pay 37.2% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
$0.75
GNF6,427
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫175,932
|
$7.00
GNF59,984
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,762
|
$7.95
GNF68,119
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
$2.60
GNF22,280
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,280
|
$2.95
GNF25,265
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,523
|
$1.27
GNF10,891
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,227
|
$0.91
GNF7,774
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,753
|
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,563
|
$1.04
GNF8,924
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,092
|
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,704
|
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
|
pay 1.0% more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫102,959
|
$3.79
GNF32,438
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,250
|
$15.00
GNF128,537
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,839
|
$1.30
GNF11,140
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
$100.00
GNF856,912
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
$540.38
GNF4,630,604
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
$300.00
GNF2,570,736
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
$42.06
GNF360,407
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
$755.00
GNF6,469,685
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
$7,000.00
GNF59,983,833
|
|
pay 33.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,791
|
$2.37
GNF20,338
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,320
|
$2.00
GNF17,138
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
$1.50
GNF12,854
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫634,479
|
$25.34
GNF217,169
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,091
|
$3.49
GNF29,884
|
|
pay 34.0% less for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
$20.00
GNF171,382
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
$30.00
GNF257,074
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
|
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