Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 30.7% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 40.5% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.28
|
$5.00
FG43,000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.55
|
$11.00
FG94,600
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.48
|
$1.37
FG11,820
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.21
|
$1.20
FG10,320
|
|
pay 6.3% more for groceries
Belgium
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.79
|
$0.75
FG6,450
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.28
|
$7.00
FG60,200
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.53
|
$7.95
FG68,365
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.57
|
$2.60
FG22,360
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.24
|
$2.95
FG25,356
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$1.27
FG10,931
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.75
|
$0.91
FG7,802
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.01
|
$0.79
FG6,827
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$1.04
FG8,956
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.79
FG6,827
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.53
|
$0.79
FG6,827
|
|
pay 71.3% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.12
|
$3.79
FG32,555
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.80
|
$15.00
FG129,000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,241.14
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.34
|
$1.30
FG11,180
|
|
pay 17.6% less for housing
Belgium
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€49.27
|
$100.00
FG860,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€762.25
|
$540.38
FG4,647,291
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€635.51
|
$300.00
FG2,580,000
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€138.62
|
$42.06
FG361,706
|
|
pay 9.8% more for childcare
Belgium
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€419.17
|
$755.00
FG6,493,000
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,942.27
|
$7,000.00
FG60,200,000
|
|
pay 51.0% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.11
|
$2.37
FG20,411
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.02
|
$2.00
FG17,200
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.57
|
$1.50
FG12,900
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.80
|
$25.34
FG217,952
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.67
|
$3.49
FG29,992
|
|
pay 50.8% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€79.26
|
$20.00
FG172,000
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.37
|
$30.00
FG258,000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€83.66
|
$50.00
FG430,000
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€111.96
|
$50.00
FG430,000
|
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