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Guinea vs. Vanuatu Cost of Living Summary

Guinea is 33.0% cheaper than Vanuatu overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.4% less in Guinea
Groceries: pay 33.8% less in Guinea
Transportation: pay 9.6% less in Guinea
Housing: pay 56.9% less in Guinea
Childcare: pay 6.4% less in Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.5% less in Guinea
Clothing: pay 51.4% less in Guinea

Expenses including housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Guinea.

Guinea vs. Vanuatu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guinea instead of Vanuatu, you would:

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pay 30.4% less for restaurants

	Vanuatu	Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.52 VUV1,488	$5.00 GNF43,829	-60.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.56 VUV1,136	$10.77 GNF94,447	+12.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 VUV303	$1.62 GNF14,200	-36.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 VUV229	$1.20 GNF10,519	-37.8%
Average			-30.4%

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pay 33.8% less for groceries

	Vanuatu	Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.54 VUV302	$1.32 GNF11,578	-48.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.02 VUV1,190	$9.28 GNF81,339	-7.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.06 VUV1,077	$8.22 GNF72,024	-9.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 VUV625	$3.95 GNF34,589	-24.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.33 VUV990	$2.83 GNF24,851	-66.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.11 VUV251	$1.27 GNF11,154	-39.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 VUV105	$1.11 GNF9,691	+25.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.73 VUV324	$0.92 GNF8,055	-66.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 VUV293	$1.28 GNF11,249	-47.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.96 VUV233	$0.72 GNF6,327	-63.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 VUV113	$0.72 GNF6,327	-24.4%
Average			-33.8%

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pay 9.6% less for transportation

	Vanuatu	Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.11 VUV845	$5.26 GNF46,119	-26.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.78 VUV7,937	$28.49 GNF250K	-57.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,956.84 VUV3M	$33,000.00 GNF289M	+43.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.77 VUV1,042	$8.87 GNF77,711	+1.1%
Average			-9.6%

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pay 56.9% less for housing

	Vanuatu	Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$226.79 VUV26,954	$185.16 GNF2M	-18.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,906.11 VUV227K	$630.52 GNF6M	-66.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,278.71 VUV152K	$317.99 GNF3M	-75.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$406.43 VUV48,306	$132.79 GNF1M	-67.3%
Average			-56.9%

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pay 6.4% less for childcare

	Vanuatu	Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$617.75 VUV73,422	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,795.22 VUV808K	$6,362.45 GNF56M	-6.4%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 42.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Vanuatu	Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.81 VUV572	$2.50 GNF21,914	-48.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.70 VUV677	$3.32 GNF29,061	-41.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.18 VUV1,091	$1.16 GNF10,190	-87.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.52 VUV8,025	$89.25 GNF782K	+32.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.52 VUV1,488	$4.05 GNF35,516	-67.6%
Average			-42.5%

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pay 51.4% less for clothing

	Vanuatu	Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.39 VUV3,969	$20.00 GNF175K	-40.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.78 VUV7,937	$25.00 GNF219K	-62.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$30.00 GNF263K
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$50.00 GNF438K
Average			-51.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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