Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 21.3% cheaper than France overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 34.4% less in Guinea
- Groceries
-
pay 6.8% less in Guinea
- Transportation
-
pay 25.6% less in Guinea
- Housing
-
pay 38.5% more in Guinea
- Childcare
-
pay 30.3% less in Guinea
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 30.4% less in Guinea
- Clothing
-
pay 59.8% less in Guinea
Expenses including clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, and groceries are lower in Guinea.
If you lived in Guinea instead of France, you would:
pay 34.4% less for restaurants
France
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.64
€13.34
|
$6.43
GNF55,668
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.86
€9.27
|
$10.77
GNF93,253
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
€2.33
|
$1.56
GNF13,517
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.58
|
$1.20
GNF10,386
|
|
pay 6.8% less for groceries
France
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
€1.46
|
$1.32
GNF11,431
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.46
€7.22
|
$9.28
GNF80,311
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
€3.85
|
$8.22
GNF71,113
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
€3.24
|
$2.80
GNF24,249
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.82
€4.97
|
$2.83
GNF24,537
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.09
|
$1.35
GNF11,655
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.82
|
$1.11
GNF9,568
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.10
|
$0.92
GNF7,954
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.26
|
$1.28
GNF11,107
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.77
|
$0.72
GNF6,247
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.83
|
$0.72
GNF6,247
|
|
pay 25.6% less for transportation
France
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.25
€6.19
|
$5.09
GNF44,017
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.39
€42.99
|
$28.49
GNF246,581
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,262.62
€26,673.26
|
$33,000.00
GNF285,615,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
€15.07
|
$11.55
GNF99,965
|
|
pay 38.5% more for housing
France
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.07
€25.66
|
$80.91
GNF700,265
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.17
€640.05
|
$523.54
GNF4,531,232
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.38
€515.66
|
$462.34
GNF4,001,513
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
€119.53
|
?? | |
pay 30.3% less for childcare
France
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$690.26
€588.93
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,163.56
€7,818.35
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,301,954
|
|
pay 30.4% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.20
€5.29
|
$2.37
GNF20,542
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.57
|
$2.00
GNF17,310
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.83
€10.10
|
$1.16
GNF10,061
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.91
€30.64
|
$70.01
GNF605,956
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.10
€10.32
|
$4.63
GNF40,101
|
|
pay 59.8% less for clothing
France
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.62
€76.47
|
$20.00
GNF173,100
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
€32.21
|
$25.00
GNF216,375
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.52
€78.09
|
$30.00
GNF259,650
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.90
€108.27
|
$50.00
GNF432,750
|
|
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