Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 2.1 times more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
BYN22.72
|
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
BYN14.15
|
$10.77
GNF92,500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Belarus
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$0.73
GNF6,277
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
$9.28
GNF79,663
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.36
BYN7.73
|
$8.54
GNF73,311
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.19
BYN3.90
|
$2.27
GNF19,474
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
$3.52
GNF30,180
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$1.08
GNF9,268
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
$1.09
GNF9,369
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$0.70
GNF5,993
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
$0.99
GNF8,522
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
|
pay 71.5% more for transportation
Belarus
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.09
|
$4.77
GNF40,953
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.98
BYN42.43
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,464.32
BYN53,831.63
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.69
BYN12.05
|
?? | |
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Belarus
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.11
BYN33.04
|
$90.45
GNF776,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.08
BYN801.31
|
$523.54
GNF4,494,664
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.93
BYN516.36
|
$387.45
GNF3,326,275
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.75
BYN133.25
|
$61.18
GNF525,209
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Belarus
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
BYN1,146.80
|
$1,500.00
GNF12,877,727
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,210.54
BYN17,036.36
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,855,650
|
|
pay 50.7% more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
$1.08
GNF9,283
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
BYN100.81
|
$55.02
GNF472,341
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BYN12.30
|
$4.63
GNF39,778
|
|
pay 48.1% less for clothing
Belarus
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.63
BYN201.49
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
BYN106.97
|
$25.00
GNF214,629
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
BYN259.66
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.20
BYN268.75
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
|
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