Cost of living comparison
Canada is 95.2% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Canada instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 77.1% more for restaurants
|
Guinea
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF43,221
|
$16.50
CA$22.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF93,136
|
$9.99
CA$13.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,881
|
$2.03
CA$2.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,373
|
$1.66
CA$2.25
|
|
pay 58.6% more for groceries
|
Guinea
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
GNF6,320
|
$2.50
CA$3.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF80,211
|
$5.43
CA$7.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
GNF73,815
|
$7.95
CA$10.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
GNF19,608
|
$3.36
CA$4.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
GNF30,387
|
$5.29
CA$7.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
GNF9,332
|
$1.84
CA$2.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
GNF9,433
|
$0.64
CA$0.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
GNF6,034
|
$1.57
CA$2.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
GNF8,581
|
$1.79
CA$2.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,419
|
$1.18
CA$1.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,419
|
$1.18
CA$1.60
|
|
pay 7.8% less for transportation
|
Guinea
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
GNF41,235
|
$4.40
CA$5.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$68.18
CA$92.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,034.05
CA$33,977.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.78
CA$22.78
|
|
pay 100.0% more for housing
|
Guinea
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.45
GNF781,905
|
$62.83
CA$85.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,525,575
|
$1,250.12
CA$1,696.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.45
GNF3,349,151
|
$1,146.12
CA$1,555.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.18
GNF528,821
|
$119.78
CA$162.57
|
|
pay 20.4% more for childcare
|
Guinea
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
GNF12,966,292
|
$744.16
CA$1,010.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF55,232,911
|
$12,218.47
CA$16,583.33
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Guinea
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,516
|
$5.30
CA$7.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,288
|
$3.57
CA$4.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
GNF9,346
|
$12.99
CA$17.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.02
GNF475,590
|
$43.10
CA$58.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF40,051
|
$11.26
CA$15.28
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Guinea
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,884
|
$55.23
CA$74.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF216,105
|
$39.78
CA$53.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF259,326
|
$86.57
CA$117.49
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF432,210
|
$103.81
CA$140.89
|
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