Cost of living comparison
Conakry is 99.8% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Conakry instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,216
|
$6.43
GNF55,594
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,518
|
$10.77
GNF93,129
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,248
|
$1.56
GNF13,499
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,528
|
$1.20
GNF10,372
|
|
pay 65.2% more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,105
|
$1.32
GNF11,416
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,007
|
$9.28
GNF80,205
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,555
|
$8.22
GNF71,019
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,264
|
$2.80
GNF24,217
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,464
|
$2.83
GNF24,504
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,673
|
$1.35
GNF11,639
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,739
|
$1.11
GNF9,555
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,378
|
$0.92
GNF7,943
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,361
|
$1.28
GNF11,092
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,564
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,667
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,046
|
$5.09
GNF43,958
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫200,863
|
$28.49
GNF246,253
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,004,315,210
|
$33,000.00
GNF285,235,707
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,587
|
$11.55
GNF99,832
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫228,614
|
$80.91
GNF699,335
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,598,765
|
$523.54
GNF4,525,215
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,076,107
|
$462.34
GNF3,996,199
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,479,703
|
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pay 47.9% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,193,277
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫311,304,238
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,228,513
|
|
pay 62.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,108
|
$2.37
GNF20,515
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,546
|
$2.00
GNF17,287
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,151
|
$1.16
GNF10,048
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫667,949
|
$70.01
GNF605,152
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,453
|
$4.63
GNF40,048
|
|
pay 40.1% less for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫932,367
|
$20.00
GNF172,870
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫669,543
|
$25.00
GNF216,088
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,359,547
|
$30.00
GNF259,305
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,194,042
|
$50.00
GNF432,175
|
|
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