Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 68.5% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
pay 55.3% more for restaurants
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.88
BAM8.90
|
$5.00
GNF42,758
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.03
BAM7.35
|
$11.00
GNF94,068
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
BAM2.51
|
$1.37
GNF11,754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BAM1.51
|
$1.20
GNF10,262
|
|
pay 63.3% more for groceries
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BAM1.48
|
$0.75
GNF6,414
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
BAM6.52
|
$7.00
GNF59,861
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
BAM6.92
|
$7.95
GNF67,980
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
BAM3.83
|
$2.60
GNF22,234
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
BAM5.29
|
$2.95
GNF25,213
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
BAM0.91
|
$1.27
GNF10,869
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
BAM1.25
|
$0.91
GNF7,758
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BAM1.20
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.27
|
$1.04
GNF8,905
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
BAM0.61
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BAM0.81
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
pay 53.9% less for transportation
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.84
BAM10.67
|
$3.79
GNF32,371
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.32
BAM51.69
|
$15.00
GNF128,274
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.35
BAM39,132.35
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.38
BAM11.64
|
$1.30
GNF11,117
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.64
BAM46.81
|
$100.00
GNF855,161
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$177.85
BAM324.62
|
$540.38
GNF4,621,140
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.38
BAM252.59
|
$300.00
GNF2,565,482
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.34
BAM197.75
|
$42.06
GNF359,670
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$137.33
BAM250.66
|
$755.00
GNF6,456,463
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,871.96
BAM5,242.06
|
$7,000.00
GNF59,861,243
|
|
pay 13.9% more for entertainment and sports
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
BAM2.97
|
$2.37
GNF20,296
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.18
BAM2.15
|
$2.00
GNF17,103
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BAM6.11
|
$1.50
GNF12,827
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.92
BAM40.01
|
$25.34
GNF216,726
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BAM6.86
|
$3.49
GNF29,823
|
|
pay 33.2% less for clothing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.21
BAM95.30
|
$20.00
GNF171,032
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.64
BAM52.28
|
$30.00
GNF256,548
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.60
BAM134.34
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.61
BAM161.74
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
|
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