Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 1.0% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 78.0% more for restaurants
|
Brunei
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.37
BND7.23
|
$6.43
GNF55,594
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.08
|
$10.77
GNF93,129
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.11
|
$1.56
GNF13,499
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$1.20
GNF10,372
|
|
pay 10.3% less for groceries
|
Brunei
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
BND2.89
|
$1.32
GNF11,416
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
BND7.14
|
$9.28
GNF80,205
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.83
BND10.53
|
$8.22
GNF71,019
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.44
BND3.28
|
$2.80
GNF24,217
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
BND4.63
|
$2.83
GNF24,504
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.75
BND2.35
|
$1.35
GNF11,639
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$1.11
GNF9,555
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.30
|
$0.92
GNF7,943
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
BND2.92
|
$1.28
GNF11,092
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.35
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.23
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
pay 65.4% more for transportation
|
Brunei
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.45
BND1.95
|
$5.09
GNF43,958
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.35
|
$28.49
GNF246,253
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,698.11
BND31,865.64
|
$33,000.00
GNF285,235,707
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.61
BND34.44
|
$11.55
GNF99,832
|
|
pay 3.8% more for housing
|
Brunei
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.84
BND69.71
|
$80.91
GNF699,335
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.46
BND896.16
|
$523.54
GNF4,525,215
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$603.58
BND811.60
|
$462.34
GNF3,996,199
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.62
BND55.96
|
?? | |
pay 43.4% less for childcare
|
Brunei
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND171.99
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,282.88
BND15,171.52
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,228,513
|
|
pay 25.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brunei
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
BND3.16
|
$2.37
GNF20,515
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
BND5.03
|
$2.00
GNF17,287
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.29
BND15.18
|
$1.16
GNF10,048
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.77
BND91.12
|
$70.01
GNF605,152
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
BND6.09
|
$4.63
GNF40,048
|
|
pay 60.4% less for clothing
|
Brunei
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.09
BND79.46
|
$20.00
GNF172,870
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.04
BND86.11
|
$25.00
GNF216,088
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
BND138.92
|
$30.00
GNF259,305
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.96
BND118.27
|
$50.00
GNF432,175
|
|
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