Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 2.2 times more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Botswana
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.90
BWP79.87
|
$5.00
GNF42,988
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.64
BWP62.90
|
$10.77
GNF92,633
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BWP9.04
|
$1.37
GNF11,817
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
BWP4.92
|
$1.20
GNF10,317
|
|
pay 58.8% more for groceries
Botswana
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
BWP8.64
|
$0.73
GNF6,286
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.31
BWP44.87
|
$9.28
GNF79,778
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
BWP59.35
|
$8.54
GNF73,416
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
BWP25.21
|
$2.27
GNF19,503
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
BWP32.89
|
$3.52
GNF30,223
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BWP10.59
|
$1.08
GNF9,281
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
BWP7.59
|
$1.09
GNF9,382
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
BWP8.50
|
$0.70
GNF6,002
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
BWP7.67
|
$0.99
GNF8,534
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
BWP8.91
|
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BWP6.36
|
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
|
pay 35.4% more for transportation
Botswana
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
BWP47.73
|
$4.77
GNF41,012
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.02
BWP325.48
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,422.24
BWP249,597.71
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
BWP259.58
|
?? | |
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Botswana
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.87
BWP526.65
|
$90.45
GNF777,681
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.93
BWP2,911.97
|
$523.54
GNF4,501,129
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$145.08
BWP1,965.58
|
$387.45
GNF3,331,059
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.25
BWP545.33
|
$61.18
GNF525,965
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
Botswana
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.65
BWP1,946.24
|
$1,500.00
GNF12,896,250
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,050.13
BWP54,874.06
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,934,552
|
|
pay 11.1% more for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
BWP22.46
|
$2.37
GNF20,405
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
BWP25.40
|
$2.00
GNF17,195
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.68
BWP49.92
|
$1.08
GNF9,296
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.15
BWP381.33
|
$55.02
GNF473,021
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.71
BWP77.38
|
$4.63
GNF39,835
|
|
pay 32.1% less for clothing
Botswana
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.61
BWP536.64
|
$20.00
GNF171,950
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.92
BWP324.12
|
$25.00
GNF214,938
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.19
BWP883.30
|
$30.00
GNF257,925
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.79
BWP959.17
|
$50.00
GNF429,875
|
|
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