Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 79.7% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
BIF5,514
|
$5.00
GNF42,758
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
BIF9,304
|
$11.00
GNF94,068
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BIF1,241
|
$1.37
GNF11,754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
$1.20
GNF10,262
|
|
pay 70.8% more for groceries
Burundi
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
$0.75
GNF6,414
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
BIF11,487
|
$7.00
GNF59,861
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
BIF8,610
|
$7.95
GNF67,980
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
BIF7,609
|
$2.60
GNF22,234
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
BIF9,275
|
$2.95
GNF25,213
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
BIF7,086
|
$1.27
GNF10,869
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
BIF875
|
$0.91
GNF7,758
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
BIF1,667
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BIF1,459
|
$1.04
GNF8,905
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
BIF771
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BIF1,480
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
pay 31.4% less for transportation
Burundi
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.37
BIF12,523
|
$3.79
GNF32,371
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
$15.00
GNF128,274
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,458.30
BIF38,596,143
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.65
BIF24,812
|
$1.30
GNF11,117
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
$100.00
GNF855,161
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.29
BIF620,295
|
$540.38
GNF4,621,140
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.71
BIF234,334
|
$300.00
GNF2,565,482
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.03
BIF31,623
|
$42.06
GNF359,670
|
|
pay 7.7% more for childcare
Burundi
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$480.65
BIF1,378,434
|
$755.00
GNF6,456,463
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,016.34
BIF34,460,842
|
$7,000.00
GNF59,861,243
|
|
pay 42.5% more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.58
BIF1,654
|
$2.37
GNF20,296
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
BIF6,203
|
$2.00
GNF17,103
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
BIF6,892
|
$1.50
GNF12,827
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
BIF55,137
|
$25.34
GNF216,726
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
$3.49
GNF29,823
|
|
pay 28.4% less for clothing
Burundi
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
$20.00
GNF171,032
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.10
BIF206,765
|
$30.00
GNF256,548
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.07
BIF137,843
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.52
BIF248,118
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
|
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