Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 23.6% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 29.3% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$4.96
R$25.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
$6.29
R$32.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$1.02
R$5.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$0.63
R$3.24
|
|
pay 29.4% less for groceries
Guinea
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
$1.39
R$7.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
$4.04
R$20.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
$3.80
R$19.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
$1.92
R$9.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
$1.81
R$9.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
$0.74
R$3.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
$0.49
R$2.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.44
R$2.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
$0.70
R$3.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.47
R$2.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.45
R$2.33
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
$4.69
R$24.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
$43.51
R$224.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,854.65
R$102,386.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
$7.69
R$39.67
|
|
pay 32.0% less for housing
Guinea
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
$19.91
R$102.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
$281.83
R$1,453.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
$182.14
R$939.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
$58.55
R$301.93
|
|
pay 41.8% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
$251.18
R$1,295.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
$5,814.17
R$29,982.53
|
|
pay 11.7% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$1.62
R$8.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$1.57
R$8.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
$2.32
R$11.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
$23.14
R$119.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
$5.80
R$29.90
|
|
pay 50.7% more for clothing
Guinea
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$43.10
R$222.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$40.84
R$210.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$70.61
R$364.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$54.94
R$283.32
|
|
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