Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 52.2% cheaper than Guinea.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 71.7% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$2.69
EGP127.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
$3.27
EGP154.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$0.25
EGP11.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$0.14
EGP6.65
|
|
pay 71.7% less for groceries
Guinea
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
$0.40
EGP18.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
$1.23
EGP58.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
$2.42
EGP114.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
$1.12
EGP52.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
$1.58
EGP74.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
$0.40
EGP19.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
$0.22
EGP10.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.14
EGP6.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
$0.13
EGP5.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.12
EGP5.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.10
EGP4.75
|
|
pay 26.0% less for transportation
Guinea
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
$1.02
EGP48.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
$7.97
EGP377.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$15,876.53
EGP751,304.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
$1.85
EGP87.31
|
|
pay 76.3% less for housing
Guinea
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
$10.98
EGP519.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
$109.16
EGP5,165.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
$71.02
EGP3,360.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
$16.81
EGP795.63
|
|
pay 84.0% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
$58.30
EGP2,758.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
$1,699.22
EGP80,409.74
|
|
pay 26.7% less for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$1.45
EGP68.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$1.03
EGP48.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
$1.57
EGP74.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
$15.18
EGP718.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
$3.13
EGP148.00
|
|
pay 8.8% less for clothing
Guinea
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$17.23
EGP815.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$28.02
EGP1,326.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$63.69
EGP3,013.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$28.91
EGP1,368.24
|
|
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