Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 82.3% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
TZS9,731.24
|
$5.00
GNF42,988
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
TZS15,590.51
|
$10.77
GNF92,633
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TZS1,515.10
|
$1.37
GNF11,817
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TZS908.95
|
$1.20
GNF10,317
|
|
pay 89.5% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
TZS1,952.51
|
$0.73
GNF6,286
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
TZS9,132.58
|
$9.28
GNF79,778
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
TZS11,585.79
|
$8.54
GNF73,416
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
TZS4,834.82
|
$2.27
GNF19,503
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
TZS5,754.54
|
$3.52
GNF30,223
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
TZS2,933.06
|
$1.08
GNF9,281
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,035.44
|
$1.09
GNF9,382
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS979.64
|
$0.70
GNF6,002
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,002.30
|
$0.99
GNF8,534
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TZS722.91
|
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,038.24
|
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
|
pay 9.8% more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TZS11,213.64
|
$4.77
GNF41,012
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.63
TZS30,033.29
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,997.25
TZS41,295,774.14
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
TZS29,651.47
|
?? | |
pay 75.6% more for housing
Tanzania
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.88
TZS141,662.36
|
$90.45
GNF777,681
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.88
TZS774,130.71
|
$523.54
GNF4,501,129
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.77
TZS528,594.06
|
$387.45
GNF3,331,059
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.19
TZS90,833.40
|
$61.18
GNF525,965
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Tanzania
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.74
TZS618,861.89
|
$1,500.00
GNF12,896,250
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,071.51
TZS15,673,171.93
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,934,552
|
|
pay 24.3% more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
TZS2,992.76
|
$2.37
GNF20,405
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
TZS4,793.65
|
$2.00
GNF17,195
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
TZS4,343.10
|
$1.08
GNF9,296
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
TZS95,508.15
|
$55.02
GNF473,021
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
TZS12,474.25
|
$4.63
GNF39,835
|
|
pay 10.4% less for clothing
Tanzania
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.50
TZS42,580.89
|
$20.00
GNF171,950
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.56
TZS86,624.40
|
$25.00
GNF214,938
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.99
TZS131,639.35
|
$30.00
GNF257,925
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.03
TZS123,992.57
|
$50.00
GNF429,875
|
|
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