Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 2.0 times more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 0.4% more for restaurants
Guinea
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$1.07
F CFA652
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$0.96
F CFA582
|
|
pay 13.1% less for groceries
Guinea
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
$6.20
F CFA3,774
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
$7.61
F CFA4,633
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
$2.22
F CFA1,353
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
$4.84
F CFA2,948
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
$1.02
F CFA621
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
$0.64
F CFA391
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.91
F CFA552
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
$0.62
F CFA377
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.51
F CFA312
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.43
F CFA263
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
$5.26
F CFA3,199
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
$20.95
F CFA12,750
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,830,243
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
$22.63
F CFA13,770
|
|
pay 37.4% more for housing
Guinea
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
$47.86
F CFA29,129
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
$820.04
F CFA499,044
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
$465.09
F CFA283,037
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
$82.00
F CFA49,899
|
|
pay 47.5% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
$246.76
F CFA150,169
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,080,444
|
|
pay 78.4% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$3.64
F CFA2,213
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
$1.34
F CFA816
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
$69.56
F CFA42,331
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
pay 77.2% more for clothing
Guinea
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$53.64
F CFA32,640
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$36.32
F CFA22,100
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$83.53
F CFA50,831
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$76.26
F CFA46,411
|
|
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