Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 4.7 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 27.9% less for restaurants
|
Tonga
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.40
TOP20.12
|
$6.43
GNF55,346
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
TOP25.15
|
$10.77
GNF92,713
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
TOP6.37
|
$1.56
GNF13,438
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
TOP5.70
|
$1.20
GNF10,326
|
|
pay 2.5% less for groceries
|
Tonga
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
TOP2.51
|
$1.32
GNF11,365
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.55
TOP10.90
|
$9.28
GNF79,847
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
TOP14.34
|
$8.22
GNF70,702
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.15
TOP12.34
|
$2.80
GNF24,109
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TOP6.46
|
$2.83
GNF24,395
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
$1.35
GNF11,587
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
$1.11
GNF9,513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.33
TOP3.19
|
$0.92
GNF7,908
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
$1.28
GNF11,042
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
$0.72
GNF6,211
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
$0.72
GNF6,211
|
|
pay 84.2% more for transportation
|
Tonga
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
TOP13.33
|
$5.09
GNF43,762
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
$28.49
GNF245,154
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,881.34
TOP14,083.04
|
$33,000.00
GNF283,962,357
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$69.32
TOP165.98
|
$11.55
GNF99,387
|
|
pay 35.8% less for housing
|
Tonga
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.03
TOP301.78
|
$80.91
GNF696,213
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$523.54
GNF4,505,013
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$462.34
GNF3,978,359
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.56
TOP346.16
|
?? | |
pay 25.4 times more for childcare
|
Tonga
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$159.64
TOP382.25
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$252.06
TOP603.56
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,981,962
|
|
pay 23.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tonga
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
TOP8.05
|
$2.37
GNF20,423
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
TOP7.04
|
$2.00
GNF17,210
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.29
TOP24.65
|
$1.16
GNF10,003
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.51
TOP75.44
|
$70.01
GNF602,450
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
$4.63
GNF39,869
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Tonga
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.20
TOP10.06
|
$20.00
GNF172,098
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.85
TOP42.75
|
$25.00
GNF215,123
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
TOP50.30
|
$30.00
GNF258,148
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.41
TOP70.42
|
$50.00
GNF430,246
|
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