Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 2.9 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Chad, you would:
pay 39.8% more for restaurants
Chad
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
$5.00
GNF42,758
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,216
|
$11.00
GNF94,068
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA565
|
$1.37
GNF11,754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA411
|
$1.20
GNF10,262
|
|
pay 15.7% more for groceries
Chad
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.75
GNF6,414
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.00
GNF59,861
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,179
|
$7.95
GNF67,980
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,171
|
$2.60
GNF22,234
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.95
GNF25,213
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,514
|
$1.27
GNF10,869
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA443
|
$0.91
GNF7,758
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA388
|
$1.04
GNF8,905
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA419
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA280
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
pay 15.2% more for transportation
Chad
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,014
|
$3.79
GNF32,371
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.00
GNF128,274
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,956,614
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$1.30
GNF11,117
|
|
pay 3.8% more for housing
Chad
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,927
|
$100.00
GNF855,161
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA715,789
|
$540.38
GNF4,621,140
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
$300.00
GNF2,565,482
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA117,803
|
$42.06
GNF359,670
|
|
pay 14.3 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,000
|
$755.00
GNF6,456,463
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,027,002
|
$7,000.00
GNF59,861,243
|
|
pay 10.0% less for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA822
|
$2.37
GNF20,296
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,113
|
$2.00
GNF17,103
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,232
|
$1.50
GNF12,827
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,160
|
$25.34
GNF216,726
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,081
|
$3.49
GNF29,823
|
|
pay 40.5% less for clothing
Chad
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,540
|
$20.00
GNF171,032
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,485
|
$30.00
GNF256,548
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,243
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,160
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
|
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