Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 55.6% more expensive than French Polynesia.
If you lived in Guinea instead of French Polynesia, you would:
pay 24.6% less for restaurants
French Polynesia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.77
CFPF1,509
|
$5.00
FG42,992
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.93
CFPF1,307
|
$11.00
FG94,583
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
CFPF242
|
$1.37
FG11,818
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
CFPF118
|
$1.20
FG10,318
|
|
pay 38.0% less for groceries
French Polynesia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.37
CFPF259
|
$0.75
FG6,449
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.09
CFPF557
|
$7.00
FG60,189
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.00
CFPF1,096
|
$7.95
FG68,352
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.91
CFPF538
|
$2.60
FG22,356
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
CFPF664
|
$2.95
FG25,351
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CFPF189
|
$1.27
FG10,929
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
CFPF129
|
$0.91
FG7,800
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
CFPF365
|
$0.79
FG6,825
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.30
CFPF252
|
$1.04
FG8,954
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.28
CFPF250
|
$0.79
FG6,825
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
CFPF113
|
$0.79
FG6,825
|
|
pay 34.1% less for transportation
French Polynesia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
CFPF535
|
$3.79
FG32,549
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.64
CFPF3,029
|
$15.00
FG128,976
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,954.82
CFPF2,624,882
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$1.30
FG11,178
|
|
pay 45.2% less for housing
French Polynesia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.73
CFPF11,038
|
$100.00
FG859,842
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,163.19
CFPF127,458
|
$540.38
FG4,646,435
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$921.34
CFPF100,957
|
$300.00
FG2,579,524
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.39
CFPF11,329
|
$42.06
FG361,639
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for childcare
French Polynesia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$755.00
FG6,491,803
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$921.34
CFPF100,957
|
$7,000.00
FG60,188,905
|
|
pay 60.1% less for entertainment and sports
French Polynesia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.13
CFPF672
|
$2.37
FG20,407
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.53
CFPF386
|
$2.00
FG17,197
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.23
CFPF1,340
|
$1.50
FG12,898
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.13
CFPF4,288
|
$25.34
FG217,912
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.90
CFPF1,413
|
$3.49
FG29,986
|
|
pay 68.5% less for clothing
French Polynesia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$121.25
CFPF13,286
|
$20.00
FG171,968
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$90.04
CFPF9,867
|
$30.00
FG257,952
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.35
CFPF15,598
|
$50.00
FG429,921
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.25
CFPF13,286
|
$50.00
FG429,921
|
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