Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 79.6% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 78.6% more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,636
|
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,521
|
$10.77
GNF92,500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF668
|
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
|
pay 97.9% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,365
|
$0.73
GNF6,277
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,258
|
$9.28
GNF79,663
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,894
|
$8.54
GNF73,311
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,109
|
$2.27
GNF19,474
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,930
|
$3.52
GNF30,180
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF1,981
|
$1.08
GNF9,268
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF631
|
$1.09
GNF9,369
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
$0.70
GNF5,993
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF648
|
$0.99
GNF8,522
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF290
|
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF377
|
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
|
pay 1.5% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,091
|
$4.77
GNF40,953
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,564
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,568,869
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,036
|
?? | |
pay 87.4% more for housing
Rwanda
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF35,836
|
$90.45
GNF776,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF658,731
|
$523.54
GNF4,494,664
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF400,967
|
$387.45
GNF3,326,275
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF40,883
|
$61.18
GNF525,209
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF309,078
|
$1,500.00
GNF12,877,727
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,282,018
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,855,650
|
|
pay 35.7% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,504
|
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,882
|
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,506
|
$1.08
GNF9,283
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,097
|
$55.02
GNF472,341
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,010
|
$4.63
GNF39,778
|
|
pay 10.1% more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,566
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,579
|
$25.00
GNF214,629
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,338
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,362
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
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