Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 24.5% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 23.0% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$7.74
ZAR143.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
$3.92
ZAR72.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$0.87
ZAR16.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$0.65
ZAR12.08
|
|
pay 37.7% less for groceries
Guinea
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
$0.82
ZAR15.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
$3.09
ZAR57.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
$3.51
ZAR65.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
$1.71
ZAR31.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
$1.85
ZAR34.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
$0.61
ZAR11.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
$0.57
ZAR10.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.59
ZAR10.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
$0.59
ZAR10.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.47
ZAR8.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.47
ZAR8.63
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
$4.65
ZAR86.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
$40.67
ZAR754.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,011.69
ZAR334,213.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
$7.53
ZAR139.78
|
|
pay 1.9% more for housing
Guinea
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
$48.06
ZAR891.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
$341.02
ZAR6,327.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
$317.79
ZAR5,896.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
$80.15
ZAR1,487.21
|
|
pay 67.6% less for childcare
Guinea
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
$157.19
ZAR2,916.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
$3,082.89
ZAR57,204.16
|
|
pay 20.4% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$1.70
ZAR31.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$1.67
ZAR31.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
$2.56
ZAR47.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
$30.74
ZAR570.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
$5.40
ZAR100.15
|
|
pay 52.7% more for clothing
Guinea
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$43.19
ZAR801.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$26.96
ZAR500.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$80.72
ZAR1,497.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$71.81
ZAR1,332.46
|
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