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Guinea-Bissau vs. Vietnam Cost of Living Summary

Guinea-Bissau is 2.1 times more expensive than Vietnam overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Guinea-Bissau
Groceries: pay 72.8% more in Guinea-Bissau
Transportation: pay 75.9% more in Guinea-Bissau
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Guinea-Bissau
Childcare: pay 95.8% more in Guinea-Bissau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.5% more in Guinea-Bissau
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Guinea-Bissau

The cost of restaurants, housing, clothing, childcare, transportation, and groceries in Guinea-Bissau are more expensive than in Vietnam. Notably, restaurants, housing, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Guinea-Bissau.

Guinea-Bissau vs. Vietnam Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Vietnam, you would:

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Vietnam	Guinea-Bissau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.92 ₫48,875	$4.90 F CFA3,083	+155.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.34 ₫110,484	$9.43 F CFA5,931	+117.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 ₫13,709	$1.31 F CFA822	+142.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ₫8,277	$1.63 F CFA1,028	+402.5%
Average			+204.4%

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pay 72.8% more for groceries

	Vietnam	Guinea-Bissau
Bread 1 loaf	$0.90 ₫22,970	$0.90 F CFA566	-0.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 ₫154,103	$7.28 F CFA4,577	+20.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.46 ₫139,017	$6.18 F CFA3,891	+13.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.46 ₫37,178	$4.90 F CFA3,083	+235.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.55 ₫39,378	$5.93 F CFA3,730	+283.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 ₫30,487	$1.85 F CFA1,165	+54.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.43 ₫10,847	$0.44 F CFA280	+4.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 ₫14,517	$1.85 F CFA1,165	+224.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 ₫11,368	$0.07 F CFA47	-83.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 ₫12,115	$0.59 F CFA373	+24.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 ₫12,271	$0.59 F CFA373	+23.0%
Average			+72.8%

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pay 75.9% more for transportation

	Vietnam	Guinea-Bissau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫88,264	$4.52 F CFA2,843	+30.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.11 ₫180,931	$25.57 F CFA16,085	+259.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,423.92 ₫901,716,197	$32,027.10 F CFA20,146,143	-9.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.64 ₫143,619	$6.94 F CFA4,368	+23.1%
Average			+75.9%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Vietnam	Guinea-Bissau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.68 ₫221,032	$45.27 F CFA28,475	+421.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$297.09 ₫7,562,407	$433.95 F CFA272,972	+46.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$207.27 ₫5,276,044	$225.47 F CFA141,829	+8.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.91 ₫1,015,942	$75.86 F CFA47,718	+90.1%
Average			+141.6%

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pay 95.8% more for childcare

	Vietnam	Guinea-Bissau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$205.27 ₫5,225,054	$765.65 F CFA481,619	+273.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,496.31 ₫318,093,654	$2,307.50 F CFA1,451,498	-81.5%
Average			+95.8%

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pay 48.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Vietnam	Guinea-Bissau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.88 ₫22,308	$1.55 F CFA976	+77.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.58 ₫40,226	$2.04 F CFA1,285	+29.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.27 ₫32,220	$1.63 F CFA1,028	+29.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.09 ₫562,308	$57.19 F CFA35,972	+158.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.38 ₫85,992	$1.63 F CFA1,028	-51.6%
Average			+48.5%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Vietnam	Guinea-Bissau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.00 ₫712,666	$89.86 F CFA56,528	+221.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.19 ₫564,941	$57.19 F CFA35,972	+157.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.50 ₫2,023,552	$81.69 F CFA51,389	+2.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.86 ₫2,032,778	$106.20 F CFA66,805	+33.0%
Average			+103.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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