Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 66.6% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 30.7% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,758
|
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,068
|
$10.06
F CFA6,162
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,754
|
$0.82
F CFA501
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,262
|
$0.71
F CFA436
|
|
pay 18.2% less for groceries
Guinea
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,414
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF59,861
|
$6.43
F CFA3,937
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF67,980
|
$7.37
F CFA4,516
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,234
|
$2.10
F CFA1,288
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,213
|
$3.76
F CFA2,303
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,869
|
$1.27
F CFA776
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,758
|
$0.41
F CFA248
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
$0.64
F CFA390
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,905
|
$0.80
F CFA489
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
$0.49
F CFA303
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
$0.52
F CFA319
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,371
|
$4.38
F CFA2,683
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,274
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,169.81
F CFA18,486,043
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,117
|
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
|
pay 23.1% more for housing
Guinea
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF855,161
|
$59.50
F CFA36,459
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,621,140
|
$567.30
F CFA347,601
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,565,482
|
$235.35
F CFA144,208
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF359,670
|
$104.94
F CFA64,301
|
|
pay 73.0% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,456,463
|
$117.33
F CFA71,890
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF59,861,243
|
$2,700.38
F CFA1,654,615
|
|
pay 49.0% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,296
|
$1.09
F CFA668
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,103
|
$2.93
F CFA1,797
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,827
|
$1.26
F CFA770
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF216,726
|
$57.83
F CFA35,432
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,823
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 97.4% more for clothing
Guinea
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,032
|
$63.45
F CFA38,879
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF256,548
|
$44.00
F CFA26,959
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
$70.56
F CFA43,237
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
$92.19
F CFA56,485
|
|
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