Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 2.9 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Chad, you would:
pay 39.8% more for restaurants
|
Chad
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,040
|
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,160
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA561
|
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA408
|
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
|
pay 15.7% more for groceries
|
Chad
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,151
|
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,163
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,504
|
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA440
|
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,157
|
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA386
|
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA416
|
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA278
|
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
|
pay 15.2% more for transportation
|
Chad
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,000
|
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,916,085
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
|
pay 3.8% more for housing
|
Chad
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,601
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA710,919
|
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA83,301
|
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA117,002
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
|
pay 14.3 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA18,870
|
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,020,015
|
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
|
pay 10.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA816
|
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,105
|
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,224
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA81,601
|
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,060
|
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
|
pay 40.5% less for clothing
|
Chad
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,400
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,101
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,050
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA81,601
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
|
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