Cost of living comparison
Chad is 17.2% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Chad instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 2.4% more for restaurants
Guinea
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,975
|
$8.26
FCFA5,010
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,606
|
$13.21
FCFA8,017
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,814
|
$0.83
FCFA501
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,314
|
$0.74
FCFA451
|
|
pay 8.0% more for groceries
Guinea
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
GNF6,284
|
$0.33
FCFA200
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,755
|
$1.65
FCFA1,002
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
GNF73,395
|
$7.29
FCFA4,426
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
GNF19,497
|
$1.98
FCFA1,203
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
GNF30,214
|
$3.00
FCFA1,818
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
GNF9,279
|
$2.25
FCFA1,364
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
GNF9,379
|
$0.90
FCFA545
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
GNF6,000
|
$2.06
FCFA1,250
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
GNF8,532
|
$0.86
FCFA523
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,382
|
$0.77
FCFA470
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,382
|
$0.67
FCFA409
|
|
pay 16.9% less for transportation
Guinea
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
GNF41,000
|
$3.96
FCFA2,405
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$82.55
FCFA50,104
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,914,410
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.71
FCFA2,255
|
|
pay 78.8% more for housing
Guinea
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.45
GNF777,455
|
$82.55
FCFA50,104
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,499,820
|
$1,400.85
FCFA850,256
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.45
GNF3,330,091
|
$181.61
FCFA110,230
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.18
GNF525,812
|
$189.38
FCFA114,945
|
|
pay 85.9% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
GNF12,892,500
|
$36.32
FCFA22,046
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF54,918,578
|
$1,651.00
FCFA1,002,088
|
|
pay 32.7% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,399
|
$1.24
FCFA752
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,190
|
$3.30
FCFA2,004
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
GNF9,293
|
$1.07
FCFA651
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.02
GNF472,883
|
$132.08
FCFA80,167
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,823
|
$4.95
FCFA3,006
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Guinea
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,900
|
$33.02
FCFA20,042
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF214,875
|
$61.91
FCFA37,578
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF257,850
|
$53.66
FCFA32,568
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,750
|
$107.32
FCFA65,136
|
|
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