Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 3.3 times more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Tunisia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
TND9.650
|
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.22
TND13.240
|
$10.77
GNF92,500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TND1.860
|
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TND0.820
|
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Tunisia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
$0.73
GNF6,277
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.68
TND14.670
|
$9.28
GNF79,663
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.76
TND5.510
|
$8.54
GNF73,311
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
TND4.440
|
$2.27
GNF19,474
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
TND7.350
|
$3.52
GNF30,180
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
TND2.300
|
$1.08
GNF9,268
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
TND3.840
|
$1.09
GNF9,369
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TND1.410
|
$0.70
GNF5,993
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.950
|
$0.99
GNF8,522
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.850
|
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.730
|
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
|
pay 56.8% more for transportation
Tunisia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.04
TND9.540
|
$4.77
GNF40,953
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.72
TND30.490
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,826.68
TND109,216.460
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.91
TND9.120
|
?? | |
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Tunisia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.81
TND55.850
|
$90.45
GNF776,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.82
TND654.870
|
$523.54
GNF4,494,664
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.16
TND458.360
|
$387.45
GNF3,326,275
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.32
TND104.480
|
$61.18
GNF525,209
|
|
pay 10.8 times more for childcare
Tunisia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.13
TND254.420
|
$1,500.00
GNF12,877,727
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,010.30
TND6,304.290
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,855,650
|
|
pay 62.1% more for entertainment and sports
Tunisia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
TND3.840
|
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.75
TND2.350
|
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.24
TND10.170
|
$1.08
GNF9,283
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
TND83.800
|
$55.02
GNF472,341
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
TND13.120
|
$4.63
GNF39,778
|
|
pay 45.4% less for clothing
Tunisia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.81
TND112.300
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.84
TND159.440
|
$25.00
GNF214,629
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
TND262.960
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.57
TND202.490
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
|
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