Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 82.2% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 90.7% more for restaurants
|
Cameroon
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,365
|
$5.00
GNF42,988
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,180
|
$10.77
GNF92,633
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA735
|
$1.37
GNF11,817
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA322
|
$1.20
GNF10,317
|
|
pay 19.0% more for groceries
|
Cameroon
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.73
GNF6,286
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,568
|
$9.28
GNF79,778
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,762
|
$8.54
GNF73,416
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,149
|
$2.27
GNF19,503
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,484
|
$3.52
GNF30,223
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA992
|
$1.08
GNF9,281
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA397
|
$1.09
GNF9,382
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA396
|
$0.70
GNF6,002
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA323
|
$0.99
GNF8,534
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA350
|
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
|
pay 9.3% more for transportation
|
Cameroon
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,631
|
$4.77
GNF41,012
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,304
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA17,872,358
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,765
|
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pay 43.2% more for housing
|
Cameroon
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA44,211
|
$90.45
GNF777,681
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA172,711
|
$523.54
GNF4,501,129
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA117,797
|
$387.45
GNF3,331,059
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA54,067
|
$61.18
GNF525,965
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
|
Cameroon
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA127,880
|
$1,500.00
GNF12,896,250
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,126,596
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,934,552
|
|
pay 42.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cameroon
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA769
|
$2.37
GNF20,405
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA783
|
$2.00
GNF17,195
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
$1.08
GNF9,296
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA13,078
|
$55.02
GNF473,021
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,237
|
$4.63
GNF39,835
|
|
pay 54.0% less for clothing
|
Cameroon
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA22,839
|
$20.00
GNF171,950
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA30,120
|
$25.00
GNF214,938
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA56,109
|
$30.00
GNF257,925
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA61,803
|
$50.00
GNF429,875
|
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