Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 46.2% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 54.0% more for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
BOB23.73
|
$5.00
GNF42,846
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
BOB44.96
|
$11.00
GNF94,260
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BOB6.71
|
$1.37
GNF11,778
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BOB5.17
|
$1.20
GNF10,283
|
|
pay 68.0% more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
BOB8.81
|
$0.75
GNF6,427
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
BOB16.95
|
$7.00
GNF59,984
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
BOB24.88
|
$7.95
GNF68,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
BOB10.63
|
$2.60
GNF22,280
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BOB12.20
|
$2.95
GNF25,265
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
BOB6.76
|
$1.27
GNF10,891
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
BOB3.24
|
$0.91
GNF7,774
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
BOB3.55
|
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BOB4.17
|
$1.04
GNF8,924
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
BOB3.83
|
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BOB3.58
|
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
|
pay 18.8% less for transportation
Bolivia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
BOB13.99
|
$3.79
GNF32,438
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
BOB214.83
|
$15.00
GNF128,537
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
BOB106,714.58
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
BOB105.17
|
$1.30
GNF11,140
|
|
pay 62.5% more for housing
Bolivia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
BOB365.15
|
$100.00
GNF856,912
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
BOB2,116.93
|
$540.38
GNF4,630,604
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
BOB1,471.67
|
$300.00
GNF2,570,736
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.03
|
$42.06
GNF360,407
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Bolivia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
BOB1,177.53
|
$755.00
GNF6,469,685
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
BOB25,114.73
|
$7,000.00
GNF59,983,833
|
|
pay 28.4% less for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
BOB14.74
|
$2.37
GNF20,338
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
BOB16.32
|
$2.00
GNF17,138
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
BOB18.88
|
$1.50
GNF12,854
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
BOB286.02
|
$25.34
GNF217,169
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
BOB52.01
|
$3.49
GNF29,884
|
|
pay 31.4% less for clothing
Bolivia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
BOB283.47
|
$20.00
GNF171,382
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
BOB334.92
|
$30.00
GNF257,074
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
BOB452.84
|
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
BOB395.70
|
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
|
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