Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 16.3% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 48.4% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$0.62
SOS357
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$0.43
SOS243
|
|
pay 14.9% less for groceries
Guinea
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
$2.48
SOS1,416
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
$5.32
SOS3,039
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
$2.27
SOS1,294
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
$1.89
SOS1,078
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
$1.68
SOS961
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
$0.67
SOS380
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$1.27
SOS725
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
$0.42
SOS238
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.48
SOS276
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
$3.85
SOS2,197
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
$42.50
SOS24,267
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$8,375.00
SOS4,781,945
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
$9.60
SOS5,481
|
|
pay 30.9% less for housing
Guinea
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
$41.00
SOS23,410
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
$197.57
SOS112,809
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
$86.54
SOS49,413
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
$71.50
SOS40,825
|
|
pay 89.8% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
$51.88
SOS29,620
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
$950.00
SOS542,430
|
|
pay 47.4% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$8.00
SOS4,568
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$1.12
SOS639
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
$1.93
SOS1,099
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
$25.62
SOS14,631
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
|
pay 24.1% less for clothing
Guinea
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$18.04
SOS10,301
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$20.50
SOS11,705
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$21.33
SOS12,181
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$51.17
SOS29,215
|
|
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