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
₫50,344
|
$6.43
GNF55,346
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,825
|
$10.77
GNF92,713
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,277
|
$1.56
GNF13,438
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,545
|
$1.20
GNF10,326
|
|
pay 65.2% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,172
|
$1.32
GNF11,365
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,331
|
$9.28
GNF79,847
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,897
|
$8.22
GNF70,702
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,366
|
$2.80
GNF24,109
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,567
|
$2.83
GNF24,395
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,784
|
$1.35
GNF11,587
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,769
|
$1.11
GNF9,513
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,428
|
$0.92
GNF7,908
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,392
|
$1.28
GNF11,042
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,593
|
$0.72
GNF6,211
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,701
|
$0.72
GNF6,211
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,270
|
$5.09
GNF43,762
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫201,374
|
$28.49
GNF245,154
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,006,871,696
|
$33,000.00
GNF283,962,357
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,935
|
$11.55
GNF99,387
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫229,196
|
$80.91
GNF696,213
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,620,653
|
$523.54
GNF4,505,013
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,091,574
|
$462.34
GNF3,978,359
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,483,470
|
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pay 47.9% less for childcare
Hanoi
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,209,042
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫312,096,663
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,981,962
|
|
pay 62.2% more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,172
|
$2.37
GNF20,423
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,665
|
$2.00
GNF17,210
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,241
|
$1.16
GNF10,003
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫669,650
|
$70.01
GNF602,450
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,722
|
$4.63
GNF39,869
|
|
pay 40.1% less for clothing
Hanoi
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫934,740
|
$20.00
GNF172,098
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫671,248
|
$25.00
GNF215,123
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,365,553
|
$30.00
GNF258,148
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,199,627
|
$50.00
GNF430,246
|
|
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