Guinea vs. Heard Island and McDonald Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guinea instead of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $4.63
GNF40,950
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $9.26
GNF81,901
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $1.74
GNF15,356

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Guinea
Bread
1 loaf
?? $1.48
GNF13,099
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $11.56
GNF102K
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $8.16
GNF72,171

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $5.26
GNF46,529
Monthly public transit pass ?? $28.49
GNF252K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $33,000.00
GNF292M

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Guinea
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $185.16
GNF2M
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $510.01
GNF5M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $317.99
GNF3M

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? ??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $6,362.45
GNF56M

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $3.47
GNF30,713
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $4.63
GNF40,950
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $1.16
GNF10,280

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Guinea
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $20.00
GNF177K
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $25.00
GNF221K
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $30.00
GNF265K

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