Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 16.9% cheaper than New Caledonia.
If you lived in Guinea instead of New Caledonia, you would:
pay 30.2% less for restaurants
|
New Caledonia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
CFPF2,021
|
$5.00
GNF42,943
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.80
CFPF1,314
|
$10.77
GNF92,537
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
CFPF253
|
$1.37
GNF11,805
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
CFPF134
|
$1.20
GNF10,306
|
|
pay 32.6% less for groceries
|
New Caledonia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CFPF187
|
$0.73
GNF6,280
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.49
CFPF723
|
$9.28
GNF79,695
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.09
CFPF455
|
$8.54
GNF73,340
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.48
CFPF610
|
$2.27
GNF19,482
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.82
CFPF871
|
$3.52
GNF30,192
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.76
CFPF196
|
$1.08
GNF9,272
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.08
CFPF343
|
$1.09
GNF9,372
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.40
CFPF267
|
$0.70
GNF5,995
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.92
CFPF325
|
$0.99
GNF8,526
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
CFPF179
|
$0.74
GNF6,377
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
CFPF153
|
$0.74
GNF6,377
|
|
pay 17.3% less for transportation
|
New Caledonia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.77
CFPF643
|
$4.77
GNF40,970
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.54
CFPF6,518
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,680.08
CFPF3,081,980
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.53
CFPF1,507
|
?? | |
pay 13.6% less for housing
|
New Caledonia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.91
CFPF5,780
|
$90.45
GNF776,875
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$716.96
CFPF79,828
|
$523.54
GNF4,496,463
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$635.28
CFPF70,734
|
$387.45
GNF3,327,606
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$163.09
CFPF18,159
|
$61.18
GNF525,419
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
New Caledonia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$738.14
CFPF82,186
|
$1,500.00
GNF12,882,881
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,389.60
GNF54,877,605
|
|
pay 56.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
New Caledonia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.08
CFPF1,010
|
$2.37
GNF20,384
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.72
CFPF525
|
$2.00
GNF17,177
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.15
CFPF2,021
|
$1.08
GNF9,286
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.32
CFPF5,937
|
$55.02
GNF472,530
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CFPF1,314
|
$4.63
GNF39,794
|
|
pay 71.4% less for clothing
|
New Caledonia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$99.83
CFPF11,115
|
$20.00
GNF171,772
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.55
CFPF7,410
|
$25.00
GNF214,715
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
CFPF10,357
|
$30.00
GNF257,658
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.20
CFPF22,736
|
$50.00
GNF429,429
|
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