Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 2.8 times more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Guinea
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$18.43
€17.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
$10.18
€9.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$2.64
€2.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$2.36
€2.19
|
|
pay 11.9% more for groceries
Guinea
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
$1.91
€1.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
$6.70
€6.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
$3.76
€3.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
$2.74
€2.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
$4.52
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
$7.59
€7.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
$48.84
€45.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,847.12
€23,979.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
$23.82
€22.10
|
|
pay 95.0% more for housing
Guinea
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
$52.54
€48.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
$812.75
€754.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
$677.61
€628.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
$147.81
€137.13
|
|
pay 28.1% more for childcare
Guinea
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
$446.94
€414.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
$13,799.70
€12,802.67
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$4.38
€4.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$3.23
€2.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
$8.08
€7.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
$31.77
€29.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
$11.38
€10.56
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Guinea
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$84.51
€78.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$39.84
€36.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$89.20
€82.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$119.38
€110.76
|
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