Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 1.2% cheaper than Guinea.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 57.8% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$3.01
KES395.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
$3.91
KES513.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$0.49
KES64.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$0.45
KES59.08
|
|
pay 49.7% less for groceries
Guinea
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
$0.43
KES56.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
$3.28
KES431.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
$2.60
KES341.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
$1.43
KES187.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
$2.25
KES295.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
$0.58
KES75.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
$0.44
KES58.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.65
KES84.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
$0.37
KES48.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.26
KES34.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.33
KES43.05
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
$3.88
KES510.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
$32.60
KES4,282.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$9,571.02
KES1,257,446.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
$9.76
KES1,282.82
|
|
pay 66.6% less for housing
Guinea
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
$31.67
KES4,160.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
$146.91
KES19,300.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
$108.62
KES14,269.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
$16.25
KES2,134.79
|
|
pay 54.3% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
$127.01
KES16,686.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
$5,225.46
KES686,524.08
|
|
pay 5.3% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$1.77
KES232.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$1.34
KES176.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
$1.76
KES231.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
$32.78
KES4,306.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
$4.82
KES632.82
|
|
pay 42.4% less for clothing
Guinea
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$11.94
KES1,568.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$19.76
KES2,596.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$25.82
KES3,392.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$26.69
KES3,506.93
|
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