Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 7.9% cheaper than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 12.5% less for restaurants
Guinea-Bissau
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
$1.96
₫49,967
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
F CFA1,379
|
$4.91
₫125,002
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
F CFA749
|
$0.59
₫15,117
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA885
|
$0.38
₫9,786
|
|
pay 8.7% more for groceries
Guinea-Bissau
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$1.11
₫28,144
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.92
₫176,223
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
F CFA3,861
|
$5.46
₫138,992
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
F CFA1,938
|
$1.62
₫41,167
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
F CFA1,774
|
$1.78
₫45,355
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
F CFA636
|
$1.40
₫35,582
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.52
₫13,249
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$0.78
₫19,785
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
F CFA694
|
$0.49
₫12,583
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
F CFA220
|
$0.55
₫14,115
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
F CFA231
|
$0.54
₫13,727
|
|
pay 14.6% less for transportation
Guinea-Bissau
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
F CFA2,821
|
$4.05
₫103,129
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.00
₫203,586
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$40,523.11
₫1,031,647,414
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
F CFA4,335
|
$5.93
₫151,088
|
|
pay 10.0% less for housing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$10.02
₫255,024
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
F CFA270,912
|
$364.76
₫9,286,256
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
F CFA140,758
|
$221.46
₫5,637,936
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
F CFA27,579
|
$41.86
₫1,065,609
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guinea-Bissau
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$226.70
₫5,771,499
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,132.35
₫257,951,975
|
pay 8.0% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea-Bissau
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
F CFA562
|
$0.94
₫23,831
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
$1.86
₫47,398
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$1.29
₫32,791
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$24.96
₫635,529
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$3.86
₫98,253
|
|
pay 27.1% less for clothing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
F CFA56,101
|
$33.66
₫856,979
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$29.49
₫750,779
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
F CFA51,001
|
$90.06
₫2,292,706
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
F CFA66,301
|
$106.00
₫2,698,529
|
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