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
TOP20.14
|
$6.43
GNF55,594
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
TOP25.18
|
$10.77
GNF93,129
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
TOP6.38
|
$1.56
GNF13,499
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
TOP5.71
|
$1.20
GNF10,372
|
|
pay 2.5% less for groceries
|
Tonga
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
TOP2.52
|
$1.32
GNF11,416
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.55
TOP10.91
|
$9.28
GNF80,205
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
TOP14.36
|
$8.22
GNF71,019
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.15
TOP12.35
|
$2.80
GNF24,217
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TOP6.47
|
$2.83
GNF24,504
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.05
|
$1.35
GNF11,639
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.05
|
$1.11
GNF9,555
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.33
TOP3.20
|
$0.92
GNF7,943
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
$1.28
GNF11,092
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
pay 84.2% more for transportation
|
Tonga
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
TOP13.34
|
$5.09
GNF43,958
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.01
TOP100.71
|
$28.49
GNF246,253
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,881.34
TOP14,099.81
|
$33,000.00
GNF285,235,707
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$69.32
TOP166.18
|
$11.55
GNF99,832
|
|
pay 35.8% less for housing
|
Tonga
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.03
TOP302.14
|
$80.91
GNF699,335
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$523.54
GNF4,525,215
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$462.34
GNF3,996,199
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.56
TOP346.57
|
?? | |
pay 25.4 times more for childcare
|
Tonga
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$159.64
TOP382.71
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$252.06
TOP604.28
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,228,513
|
|
pay 23.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tonga
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
TOP8.06
|
$2.37
GNF20,515
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
TOP7.05
|
$2.00
GNF17,287
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.29
TOP24.67
|
$1.16
GNF10,048
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.51
TOP75.53
|
$70.01
GNF605,152
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$42.01
TOP100.71
|
$4.63
GNF40,048
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Tonga
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.20
TOP10.07
|
$20.00
GNF172,870
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.85
TOP42.80
|
$25.00
GNF216,088
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
TOP50.36
|
$30.00
GNF259,305
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.41
TOP70.50
|
$50.00
GNF432,175
|
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