Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 78.2% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Benin, you would:
pay 100.0% more for restaurants
Benin
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
$5.00
FG42,961
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
CFA3,084
|
$11.00
FG94,515
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
CFA420
|
$1.37
FG11,810
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
CFA319
|
$1.20
FG10,311
|
|
pay 56.7% more for groceries
Benin
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
CFA925
|
$0.75
FG6,444
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
CFA925
|
$7.00
FG60,146
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
CFA4,037
|
$7.95
FG68,303
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
CFA1,225
|
$2.60
FG22,340
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
CFA1,294
|
$2.95
FG25,333
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CFA816
|
$1.27
FG10,921
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA326
|
$0.91
FG7,795
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA291
|
$0.79
FG6,820
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CFA455
|
$1.04
FG8,948
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
CFA389
|
$0.79
FG6,820
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CFA404
|
$0.79
FG6,820
|
|
pay 43.5% less for transportation
Benin
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
CFA2,121
|
$3.79
FG32,525
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.00
FG128,884
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
CFA21,996
|
$1.30
FG11,170
|
|
pay 78.6% more for housing
Benin
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
CFA30,193
|
$100.00
FG859,227
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
CFA124,628
|
$540.38
FG4,643,113
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
CFA96,362
|
$300.00
FG2,577,680
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
CFA47,324
|
$42.06
FG361,381
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Benin
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
CFA128,482
|
$755.00
FG6,487,162
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
CFA3,323,413
|
$7,000.00
FG60,145,872
|
|
pay 15.3% more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
CFA617
|
$2.37
FG20,393
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
CFA2,570
|
$2.00
FG17,185
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
CFA617
|
$1.50
FG12,888
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
CFA39,401
|
$25.34
FG217,756
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
$3.49
FG29,965
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
CFA10,279
|
$20.00
FG171,845
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$30.00
FG257,768
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$50.00
FG429,613
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
CFA28,266
|
$50.00
FG429,613
|
|
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