Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 73.1% more expensive than Dominica.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Dominica, you would:
pay 1.8% more for restaurants
Dominica
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.00
GNF42,846
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$11.00
GNF94,260
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
$1.37
GNF11,778
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
$1.20
GNF10,283
|
|
pay 34.1% less for groceries
Dominica
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
$0.75
GNF6,427
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.00
GNF59,984
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
$7.95
GNF68,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$2.60
GNF22,280
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.95
GNF25,265
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.27
GNF10,891
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.91
GNF7,774
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.04
GNF8,924
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
|
pay 2.1% less for transportation
Dominica
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
$3.79
GNF32,438
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
$15.00
GNF128,537
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$1.30
GNF11,140
|
|
pay 54.2% more for housing
Dominica
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$100.00
GNF856,912
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
$540.38
GNF4,630,604
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
$300.00
GNF2,570,736
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$42.06
GNF360,407
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
Dominica
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$755.00
GNF6,469,685
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,000.00
GNF59,983,833
|
|
pay 32.0% less for entertainment and sports
Dominica
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.37
GNF20,338
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
$2.00
GNF17,138
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$1.50
GNF12,854
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
$25.34
GNF217,169
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$3.49
GNF29,884
|
|
pay 56.0% less for clothing
Dominica
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$20.00
GNF171,382
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$30.00
GNF257,074
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
|
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