Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 2.2 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,748
|
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫110,261
|
$10.77
GNF92,500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,956
|
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,778
|
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
|
pay 60.2% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,491
|
$0.73
GNF6,277
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫153,160
|
$9.28
GNF79,663
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫137,049
|
$8.54
GNF73,311
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,952
|
$2.27
GNF19,474
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,622
|
$3.52
GNF30,180
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,196
|
$1.08
GNF9,268
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,198
|
$1.09
GNF9,369
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,144
|
$0.70
GNF5,993
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,618
|
$0.99
GNF8,522
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,569
|
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,526
|
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
|
pay 37.1% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,567
|
$4.77
GNF40,953
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,795
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫873,316,784
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫145,060
|
?? | |
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,977
|
$90.45
GNF776,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,745,581
|
$523.54
GNF4,494,664
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,359,540
|
$387.45
GNF3,326,275
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,094,795
|
$61.18
GNF525,209
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,405,726
|
$1,500.00
GNF12,877,727
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫304,782,280
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,855,650
|
|
pay 71.1% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,694
|
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,807
|
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,183
|
$1.08
GNF9,283
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫580,254
|
$55.02
GNF472,341
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,603
|
$4.63
GNF39,778
|
|
pay 32.7% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫731,284
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫587,124
|
$25.00
GNF214,629
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,076,090
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,337,939
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
|
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