Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 46.7% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 47.6% more for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.38
DOP429.77
|
$5.00
GNF42,988
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
DOP434.42
|
$10.77
GNF92,633
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
DOP51.91
|
$1.37
GNF11,817
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
DOP31.24
|
$1.20
GNF10,317
|
|
pay 50.1% more for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
DOP96.48
|
$0.73
GNF6,286
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
DOP190.36
|
$9.28
GNF79,778
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
DOP256.39
|
$8.54
GNF73,416
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.66
DOP96.96
|
$2.27
GNF19,503
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
DOP132.35
|
$3.52
GNF30,223
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP64.84
|
$1.08
GNF9,281
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
DOP19.46
|
$1.09
GNF9,382
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
DOP61.61
|
$0.70
GNF6,002
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP37.00
|
$0.99
GNF8,534
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.59
|
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
DOP58.75
|
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
|
pay 1.0% less for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
DOP280.79
|
$4.77
GNF41,012
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.49
DOP3,408.40
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,453.03
DOP1,599,736.73
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.84
DOP1,272.52
|
?? | |
pay 51.0% more for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
DOP2,285.16
|
$90.45
GNF777,681
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.75
DOP35,123.19
|
$523.54
GNF4,501,129
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$333.99
DOP19,462.46
|
$387.45
GNF3,331,059
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.91
DOP2,092.33
|
$61.18
GNF525,965
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$276.66
DOP16,121.41
|
$1,500.00
GNF12,896,250
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,677.72
DOP272,578.88
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,934,552
|
|
pay 9.6% less for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
DOP148.06
|
$2.37
GNF20,405
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
DOP121.66
|
$2.00
GNF17,195
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
DOP241.77
|
$1.08
GNF9,296
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.54
DOP2,012.59
|
$55.02
GNF473,021
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.98
DOP348.52
|
$4.63
GNF39,835
|
|
pay 50.5% less for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
DOP2,513.02
|
$20.00
GNF171,950
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.94
DOP2,793.27
|
$25.00
GNF214,938
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.26
DOP4,618.37
|
$30.00
GNF257,925
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.48
DOP4,748.03
|
$50.00
GNF429,875
|
|
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