Cost of living comparison

Benin

compared to

Guinea

Guinea vs. Benin Cost of Living Summary

Guinea is 33.9% more expensive than Benin overall.

Restaurants: pay 0.3% more in Guinea
Groceries: pay 9.3% more in Guinea
Transportation: pay 3.1% more in Guinea
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Guinea
Childcare: pay 14.7% more in Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.7% more in Guinea
Clothing: pay 20.5% less in Guinea

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and restaurants in Guinea are more expensive than in Benin. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Guinea.

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Guinea vs. Benin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guinea instead of Benin, you would:

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pay 0.3% more for restaurants

	Benin	Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 F CFA2,990	$4.63 GNF40,795	-9.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.39 F CFA5,481	$9.26 GNF81,591	-1.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 F CFA598	$1.74 GNF15,298	+69.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 F CFA532	??
Average			+0.3%

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pay 9.3% more for groceries

	Benin	Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.22 F CFA710	$1.48 GNF13,049	+21.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 F CFA2,741	$11.56 GNF102K	+146.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.42 F CFA6,665	$8.16 GNF71,898	-28.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.73 F CFA1,595	$4.34 GNF38,193	+58.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 F CFA1,424	$2.04 GNF17,983	-16.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.86 F CFA1,086	$1.32 GNF11,618	-29.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 F CFA482	$1.09 GNF9,614	+32.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.59 F CFA347	$0.81 GNF7,149	+36.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 F CFA701	$0.99 GNF8,746	-17.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 F CFA339	$0.63 GNF5,543	+8.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 F CFA452	$0.63 GNF5,543	-18.7%
Average			+9.3%

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pay 3.1% more for transportation

	Benin	Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.61 F CFA2,689	$5.26 GNF46,353	+14.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$28.49 GNF251K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$33,000.00 GNF291M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.29 F CFA7,176	$8.87 GNF78,104	-27.9%
Average			+3.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Benin	Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.37 F CFA28,237	$185.16 GNF2M	+282.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$179.24 F CFA105K	$510.01 GNF4M	+184.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$166.43 F CFA97,169	$317.99 GNF3M	+91.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.13 F CFA66,049	$132.79 GNF1M	+17.4%
Average			+115.6%

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pay 14.7% more for childcare

	Benin	Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$130.87 F CFA76,406	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,547.83 F CFA3M	$6,362.45 GNF56M	+14.7%
Average			+14.7%

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pay 12.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Benin	Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.85 F CFA498	$3.47 GNF30,596	+306.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.12 F CFA2,990	$4.63 GNF40,795	-9.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.41 F CFA1,993	$1.16 GNF10,242	-66.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.37 F CFA28,237	$89.25 GNF786K	+84.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.54 F CFA4,983	$4.05 GNF35,696	-52.5%
Average			+12.7%

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pay 20.5% less for clothing

	Benin	Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.61 F CFA14,949	$20.00 GNF176K	-21.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$25.00 GNF220K
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$34.14 F CFA19,932	$30.00 GNF264K	-12.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.28 F CFA39,864	$50.00 GNF441K	-26.8%
Average			-20.5%

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