Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 2.1% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 67.8% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$1.64
NGN2,337.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
$5.58
NGN7,945.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$0.35
NGN505.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$0.24
NGN336.32
|
|
pay 16.7% less for groceries
Guinea
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
$1.05
NGN1,494.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
$1.55
NGN2,202.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
$9.26
NGN13,189.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
$1.87
NGN2,659.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
$1.68
NGN2,397.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
$1.57
NGN2,243.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
$0.70
NGN993.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.53
NGN748.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
$0.71
NGN1,012.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.78
NGN1,108.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.60
NGN861.87
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
$1.37
NGN1,946.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
$23.20
NGN33,059.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$14,662.06
NGN20,891,966.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
$9.37
NGN13,352.69
|
|
pay 8.3% less for housing
Guinea
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
$40.44
NGN57,622.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
$814.72
NGN1,160,898.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
$414.25
NGN590,259.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
$15.73
NGN22,407.42
|
|
pay 80.3% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
$82.01
NGN116,852.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
$1,992.54
NGN2,839,170.25
|
|
pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$0.75
NGN1,065.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$1.87
NGN2,670.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
$0.96
NGN1,363.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
$24.54
NGN34,964.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
$5.83
NGN8,308.97
|
|
pay 6.5% less for clothing
Guinea
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$16.79
NGN23,919.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$22.52
NGN32,084.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$46.88
NGN66,805.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$60.60
NGN86,353.71
|
|
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