Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 23.6% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 29.3% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,846
|
$4.96
R$25.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,260
|
$6.29
R$31.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,778
|
$1.02
R$5.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,283
|
$0.63
R$3.18
|
|
pay 29.4% less for groceries
Guinea
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,427
|
$1.39
R$7.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF59,984
|
$4.04
R$20.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,119
|
$3.80
R$19.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,280
|
$1.92
R$9.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,265
|
$1.81
R$9.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,891
|
$0.74
R$3.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,774
|
$0.49
R$2.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$0.44
R$2.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,924
|
$0.70
R$3.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$0.47
R$2.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$0.45
R$2.29
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,438
|
$4.69
R$23.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,537
|
$43.51
R$220.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,854.65
R$100,712.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,140
|
$7.69
R$39.02
|
|
pay 32.0% less for housing
Guinea
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF856,912
|
$19.91
R$101.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,630,604
|
$281.83
R$1,429.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,570,736
|
$182.14
R$923.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF360,407
|
$58.55
R$296.99
|
|
pay 41.8% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,469,685
|
$251.18
R$1,274.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF59,983,833
|
$5,814.17
R$29,492.40
|
|
pay 11.7% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,338
|
$1.62
R$8.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,138
|
$1.57
R$7.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,854
|
$2.32
R$11.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,169
|
$23.14
R$117.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,884
|
$5.80
R$29.41
|
|
pay 50.7% more for clothing
Guinea
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,382
|
$43.10
R$218.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,074
|
$40.84
R$207.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
$70.61
R$358.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
$54.94
R$278.69
|
|
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