Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 1.3% cheaper than Seychelles.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 23.8% less for restaurants
Seychelles
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.31
SCR166.54
|
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.24
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.58
SCR48.45
|
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
SCR26.58
|
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
|
pay 3.9% more for groceries
Seychelles
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.16
|
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SCR82.12
|
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
SCR37.42
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
SCR25.30
|
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
SCR7.42
|
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
SCR32.71
|
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SCR7.93
|
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SCR6.56
|
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
|
pay 48.7% less for transportation
Seychelles
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.43
|
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.35
SCR275.24
|
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,204.05
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.50
|
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
|
pay 42.7% less for housing
Seychelles
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,668.86
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.01
SCR11,023.23
|
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$817.50
SCR11,056.84
|
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.92
SCR1,256.79
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Seychelles
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,535.93
|
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,304.21
SCR44,690.15
|
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
|
pay 59.1% less for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.52
|
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
SCR57.32
|
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.04
SCR149.28
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.83
SCR957.93
|
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
SCR109.08
|
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
|
pay 46.1% less for clothing
Seychelles
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.46
SCR601.35
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.25
SCR855.50
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.18
SCR1,138.50
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,061.79
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
|
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