Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 45.4% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 34.8% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$3.44
BOB23.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
$6.51
BOB44.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$0.97
BOB6.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$0.75
BOB5.17
|
|
pay 31.3% less for groceries
Guinea
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
$1.28
BOB8.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
$2.45
BOB16.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
$3.60
BOB24.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
$1.54
BOB10.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
$1.77
BOB12.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
$0.98
BOB6.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
$0.47
BOB3.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.51
BOB3.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
$0.60
BOB4.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.55
BOB3.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.52
BOB3.58
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
$2.03
BOB13.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
$31.11
BOB214.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$15,452.82
BOB106,680.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
$15.23
BOB105.13
|
|
pay 37.5% less for housing
Guinea
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
$52.88
BOB365.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
$306.54
BOB2,116.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
$213.11
BOB1,471.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
$29.25
BOB201.96
|
|
pay 62.7% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
$170.51
BOB1,177.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
$3,636.74
BOB25,106.77
|
|
pay 53.9% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$2.13
BOB14.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$2.36
BOB16.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
$2.73
BOB18.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
$41.42
BOB285.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
$7.53
BOB52.00
|
|
pay 53.1% more for clothing
Guinea
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$41.05
BOB283.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$48.50
BOB334.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$65.57
BOB452.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$57.30
BOB395.57
|
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