Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 84.8% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 95.6% more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB438.48
|
$5.00
GNF42,846
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB320.56
|
$11.00
GNF94,260
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.35
|
$1.37
GNF11,778
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.58
|
$1.20
GNF10,283
|
|
pay 90.7% more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.96
|
$0.75
GNF6,427
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB244.87
|
$7.00
GNF59,984
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB220.53
|
$7.95
GNF68,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.54
|
$2.60
GNF22,280
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB204.89
|
$2.95
GNF25,265
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.12
|
$1.27
GNF10,891
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.20
|
$0.91
GNF7,774
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.46
|
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.68
|
$1.04
GNF8,924
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.16
|
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.89
|
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
|
pay 3.9% less for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.09
|
$3.79
GNF32,438
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB629.67
|
$15.00
GNF128,537
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,488,316.88
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB234.70
|
$1.30
GNF11,140
|
|
pay 21.1% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,584.97
|
$100.00
GNF856,912
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,427.81
|
$540.38
GNF4,630,604
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,831.70
|
$300.00
GNF2,570,736
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,800.06
|
$42.06
GNF360,407
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,268.85
|
$755.00
GNF6,469,685
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,633,176.02
|
$7,000.00
GNF59,983,833
|
|
pay 50.5% more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.93
|
$2.37
GNF20,338
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.85
|
$2.00
GNF17,138
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
$1.50
GNF12,854
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,828.12
|
$25.34
GNF217,169
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
$3.49
GNF29,884
|
|
pay 32.2% less for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,540.73
|
$20.00
GNF171,382
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,081.10
|
$30.00
GNF257,074
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,697.12
|
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,502.54
|
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
|
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