Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 6.3% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 54.0% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,758
|
$2.71
COP10,566.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,068
|
$5.26
COP20,511.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,754
|
$0.60
COP2,346.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,262
|
$0.46
COP1,789.21
|
|
pay 49.2% less for groceries
Guinea
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,414
|
$0.87
COP3,403.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF59,861
|
$1.61
COP6,279.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF67,980
|
$3.28
COP12,778.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,234
|
$1.65
COP6,438.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,213
|
$1.55
COP6,065.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,869
|
$0.83
COP3,242.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,758
|
$0.29
COP1,145.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
$0.37
COP1,433.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,905
|
$0.40
COP1,545.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
$0.30
COP1,185.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
$0.33
COP1,304.23
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,371
|
$2.04
COP7,941.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,274
|
$23.61
COP92,123.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$14,617.95
COP57,028,221.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,117
|
$11.28
COP44,005.36
|
|
pay 42.6% less for housing
Guinea
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF855,161
|
$21.37
COP83,385.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,621,140
|
$208.57
COP813,679.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,565,482
|
$176.18
COP687,332.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF359,670
|
$46.64
COP181,953.53
|
|
pay 71.7% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,456,463
|
$104.33
COP407,035.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF59,861,243
|
$3,004.13
COP11,719,838.85
|
|
pay 23.9% less for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,296
|
$0.90
COP3,494.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,103
|
$1.21
COP4,703.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,827
|
$1.90
COP7,401.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF216,726
|
$18.34
COP71,552.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,823
|
$2.91
COP11,365.17
|
|
pay 26.1% more for clothing
Guinea
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,032
|
$40.50
COP157,991.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF256,548
|
$27.32
COP106,599.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
$60.30
COP235,231.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
$45.16
COP176,173.49
|
|
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