Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 40.9% more expensive than Belize.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Belize, you would:
pay 19.8% more for restaurants
Belize
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.60
BZD11.29
|
$5.00
GNF42,758
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
BZD12.33
|
$11.00
GNF94,068
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
BZD2.94
|
$1.37
GNF11,754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
BZD2.09
|
$1.20
GNF10,262
|
|
pay 0.8% more for groceries
Belize
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
BZD3.26
|
$0.75
GNF6,414
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
BZD10.35
|
$7.00
GNF59,861
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.14
BZD18.43
|
$7.95
GNF67,980
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
BZD4.49
|
$2.60
GNF22,234
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
BZD5.08
|
$2.95
GNF25,213
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
BZD5.43
|
$1.27
GNF10,869
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
BZD1.07
|
$0.91
GNF7,758
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
BZD1.10
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
BZD2.60
|
$1.04
GNF8,905
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
BZD2.31
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
BZD1.76
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
pay 57.0% less for transportation
Belize
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
BZD15.54
|
$3.79
GNF32,371
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
BZD40.32
|
$15.00
GNF128,274
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,812.07
BZD50,023.82
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.89
BZD54.22
|
$1.30
GNF11,117
|
|
pay 0.3% more for housing
Belize
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.37
BZD216.47
|
$100.00
GNF855,161
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.88
BZD709.44
|
$540.38
GNF4,621,140
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.96
BZD576.54
|
$300.00
GNF2,565,482
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.78
BZD170.93
|
$42.06
GNF359,670
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Belize
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.45
BZD301.31
|
$755.00
GNF6,456,463
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,000.00
GNF59,861,243
|
|
pay 45.9% less for entertainment and sports
Belize
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
BZD5.41
|
$2.37
GNF20,296
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.22
BZD8.51
|
$2.00
GNF17,103
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.24
BZD8.55
|
$1.50
GNF12,827
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.44
BZD79.52
|
$25.34
GNF216,726
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
BZD20.16
|
$3.49
GNF29,823
|
|
pay 36.9% less for clothing
Belize
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.28
BZD91.28
|
$20.00
GNF171,032
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.77
BZD53.97
|
$30.00
GNF256,548
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.61
BZD194.77
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.84
BZD227.50
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
|
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