Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 30.5% cheaper than Vanuatu.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Vanuatu, you would:
pay 24.7% less for restaurants
Vanuatu
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$5.00
GNF42,846
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$11.00
GNF94,260
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$1.37
GNF11,778
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$1.20
GNF10,283
|
|
pay 12.0% less for groceries
Vanuatu
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$0.75
GNF6,427
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$7.00
GNF59,984
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$7.95
GNF68,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$2.60
GNF22,280
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$2.95
GNF25,265
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$1.27
GNF10,891
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$0.91
GNF7,774
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$1.04
GNF8,924
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
|
pay 58.5% less for transportation
Vanuatu
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$3.79
GNF32,438
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.00
GNF128,537
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$1.30
GNF11,140
|
|
pay 61.6% less for housing
Vanuatu
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$100.00
GNF856,912
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$540.38
GNF4,630,604
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$300.00
GNF2,570,736
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$42.06
GNF360,407
|
|
pay 28.0% more for childcare
Vanuatu
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$755.00
GNF6,469,685
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$7,000.00
GNF59,983,833
|
|
pay 55.1% less for entertainment and sports
Vanuatu
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$2.37
GNF20,338
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$2.00
GNF17,138
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$1.50
GNF12,854
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$25.34
GNF217,169
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$3.49
GNF29,884
|
|
pay 29.7% less for clothing
Vanuatu
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$20.00
GNF171,382
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$30.00
GNF257,074
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
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