Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 48.4% more expensive than Cuba.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Cuba, you would:
pay 5.7% less for restaurants
Cuba
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.75
CUC7.75
|
$5.00
GNF42,758
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
CUC6.00
|
$11.00
GNF94,068
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
CUC2.39
|
$1.37
GNF11,754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CUC1.67
|
$1.20
GNF10,262
|
|
pay 22.8% more for groceries
Cuba
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
CUC1.13
|
$0.75
GNF6,414
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
CUC3.46
|
$7.00
GNF59,861
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.70
CUC13.70
|
$7.95
GNF67,980
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
CUC2.07
|
$2.60
GNF22,234
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
CUC2.88
|
$2.95
GNF25,213
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.77
CUC3.77
|
$1.27
GNF10,869
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
CUC0.37
|
$0.91
GNF7,758
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
CUC0.53
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
CUC0.63
|
$1.04
GNF8,905
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
CUC0.66
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
pay 42.4% less for transportation
Cuba
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
CUC4.46
|
$3.79
GNF32,371
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
$15.00
GNF128,274
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
CUC80,000.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.10
CUC6.10
|
$1.30
GNF11,117
|
|
pay 5.9% more for housing
Cuba
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.00
CUC165.00
|
$100.00
GNF855,161
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$596.67
CUC596.67
|
$540.38
GNF4,621,140
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$222.50
CUC222.50
|
$300.00
GNF2,565,482
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.59
CUC30.59
|
$42.06
GNF359,670
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Cuba
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.67
CUC86.67
|
$755.00
GNF6,456,463
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,166.67
CUC15,166.67
|
$7,000.00
GNF59,861,243
|
|
pay 33.8% more for entertainment and sports
Cuba
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
CUC3.25
|
$2.37
GNF20,296
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
CUC2.03
|
$2.00
GNF17,103
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
CUC4.25
|
$1.50
GNF12,827
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.67
CUC16.67
|
$25.34
GNF216,726
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.12
CUC1.12
|
$3.49
GNF29,823
|
|
pay 34.2% less for clothing
Cuba
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.75
CUC47.75
|
$20.00
GNF171,032
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.17
CUC42.17
|
$30.00
GNF256,548
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.58
CUC69.58
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.00
CUC64.00
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
|
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