Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 3.1% more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 63.4% less for restaurants
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
$1.92
₫48,875
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.43
F CFA5,929
|
$4.34
₫110,484
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
F CFA822
|
$0.54
₫13,709
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
$0.33
₫8,277
|
|
pay 16.6% more for groceries
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
F CFA566
|
$0.90
₫22,970
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.28
F CFA4,576
|
$6.05
₫154,103
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.18
F CFA3,890
|
$5.46
₫139,017
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
$1.46
₫37,178
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
F CFA3,729
|
$1.55
₫39,378
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.85
F CFA1,165
|
$1.20
₫30,487
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
F CFA280
|
$0.43
₫10,847
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
F CFA1,165
|
$0.57
₫14,517
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.07
F CFA47
|
$0.45
₫11,368
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
$0.48
₫12,115
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
$0.48
₫12,271
|
|
pay 25.9% less for transportation
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
F CFA2,842
|
$3.47
₫88,264
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.57
F CFA16,082
|
$7.11
₫180,931
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,027.10
F CFA20,142,280
|
$35,423.92
₫901,716,197
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
F CFA4,367
|
$5.64
₫143,619
|
|
pay 41.9% less for housing
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.27
F CFA28,470
|
$8.68
₫221,032
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$433.95
F CFA272,920
|
$297.09
₫7,562,407
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.47
F CFA141,802
|
$207.27
₫5,276,044
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.86
F CFA47,709
|
$39.91
₫1,015,942
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$765.65
F CFA481,526
|
$205.27
₫5,225,054
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,307.50
F CFA1,451,220
|
$12,496.31
₫318,093,654
|
|
pay 8.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
F CFA976
|
$0.88
₫22,308
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
F CFA1,284
|
$1.58
₫40,226
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
$1.27
₫32,220
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
$22.09
₫562,308
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
$3.38
₫85,992
|
|
pay 39.4% less for clothing
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.86
F CFA56,517
|
$28.00
₫712,666
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
$22.19
₫564,941
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.69
F CFA51,379
|
$79.50
₫2,023,552
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
F CFA66,793
|
$79.86
₫2,032,778
|
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