Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 19.8% cheaper than French Polynesia.
If you lived in Guinea instead of French Polynesia, you would:
pay 46.5% less for restaurants
French Polynesia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.01
CFPF1,646
|
$5.00
GNF42,988
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.71
CFPF1,285
|
$10.77
GNF92,633
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.17
CFPF348
|
$1.37
GNF11,817
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
CFPF291
|
$1.20
GNF10,317
|
|
pay 21.9% less for groceries
French Polynesia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
CFPF185
|
$0.73
GNF6,286
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
CFPF555
|
$9.28
GNF79,778
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.95
CFPF653
|
$8.54
GNF73,416
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.87
CFPF644
|
$2.27
GNF19,503
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
CFPF610
|
$3.52
GNF30,223
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.74
CFPF191
|
$1.08
GNF9,281
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CFPF78
|
$1.09
GNF9,382
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.94
CFPF542
|
$0.70
GNF6,002
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.07
CFPF337
|
$0.99
GNF8,534
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.12
CFPF232
|
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
CFPF89
|
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
|
pay 10.6% less for transportation
French Polynesia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.34
CFPF586
|
$4.77
GNF41,012
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,965.96
CFPF2,189,942
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$117.98
CFPF12,941
|
?? | |
pay 36.0% less for housing
French Polynesia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$99.72
CFPF10,938
|
$90.45
GNF777,681
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,103.62
CFPF121,050
|
$523.54
GNF4,501,129
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$955.69
CFPF104,823
|
$387.45
GNF3,331,059
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.84
CFPF8,648
|
$61.18
GNF525,965
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
French Polynesia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$453.77
CFPF49,771
|
$1,500.00
GNF12,896,250
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,075.44
CFPF995,428
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,934,552
|
|
pay 51.3% less for entertainment and sports
French Polynesia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.36
CFPF478
|
$2.37
GNF20,405
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
CFPF424
|
$2.00
GNF17,195
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.67
CFPF1,060
|
$1.08
GNF9,296
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.36
CFPF6,731
|
$55.02
GNF473,021
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
CFPF1,397
|
$4.63
GNF39,835
|
|
pay 73.0% less for clothing
French Polynesia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$119.76
CFPF13,136
|
$20.00
GNF171,950
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$88.92
CFPF9,753
|
$25.00
GNF214,938
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.63
CFPF15,425
|
$30.00
GNF257,925
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.76
CFPF13,136
|
$50.00
GNF429,875
|
|
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