Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 2.1 times more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$5.00
GNF42,988
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX29,980
|
$10.77
GNF92,633
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,582
|
$1.37
GNF11,817
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,110
|
$1.20
GNF10,317
|
|
pay 87.5% more for groceries
Uganda
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,816
|
$0.73
GNF6,286
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,804
|
$9.28
GNF79,778
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,433
|
$8.54
GNF73,416
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
UGX5,699
|
$2.27
GNF19,503
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,857
|
$3.52
GNF30,223
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,647
|
$1.08
GNF9,281
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,514
|
$1.09
GNF9,382
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,921
|
$0.70
GNF6,002
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,267
|
$0.99
GNF8,534
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,823
|
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,511
|
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
|
pay 14.4% less for transportation
Uganda
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX20,895
|
$4.77
GNF41,012
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX37,475,008
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX15,989
|
?? | |
pay 82.3% more for housing
Uganda
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX310,621
|
$90.45
GNF777,681
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$260.55
UGX977,126
|
$523.54
GNF4,501,129
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$156.18
UGX585,720
|
$387.45
GNF3,331,059
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX134,098
|
$61.18
GNF525,965
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Uganda
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX587,108
|
$1,500.00
GNF12,896,250
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,309,664
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,934,552
|
|
pay 2.6% less for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,747
|
$2.37
GNF20,405
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,438
|
$2.00
GNF17,195
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$1.08
GNF9,296
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX223,601
|
$55.02
GNF473,021
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
UGX19,987
|
$4.63
GNF39,835
|
|
pay 3.2% more for clothing
Uganda
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.39
UGX57,712
|
$20.00
GNF171,950
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX88,080
|
$25.00
GNF214,938
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX136,159
|
$30.00
GNF257,925
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$50.00
GNF429,875
|
|
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