Cost of living comparison
France is 98.8% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in France instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 94.7% more for restaurants
|
Guinea
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF43,215
|
$15.92
€14.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF93,123
|
$10.79
€9.76
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,879
|
$2.77
€2.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,372
|
$1.90
€1.72
|
|
pay 40.6% more for groceries
|
Guinea
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
GNF6,319
|
$1.79
€1.62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF80,200
|
$9.16
€8.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
GNF73,805
|
$4.45
€4.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
GNF19,606
|
$3.91
€3.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
GNF30,383
|
$6.37
€5.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
GNF9,330
|
$1.27
€1.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
GNF9,432
|
$0.94
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
GNF6,033
|
$1.32
€1.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
GNF8,580
|
$1.51
€1.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,418
|
$0.92
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,418
|
$0.94
€0.85
|
|
pay 55.7% more for transportation
|
Guinea
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
GNF41,229
|
$7.43
€6.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$51.68
€46.73
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,564.23
€28,537.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.46
€16.69
|
|
pay 42.3% more for housing
|
Guinea
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.45
GNF781,792
|
$30.98
€28.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,524,923
|
$779.01
€704.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.45
GNF3,348,668
|
$611.60
€552.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.18
GNF528,745
|
$139.72
€126.33
|
|
pay 0.7% more for childcare
|
Guinea
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
GNF12,964,423
|
$707.64
€639.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF55,224,949
|
$9,850.44
€8,905.96
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Guinea
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,513
|
$6.18
€5.59
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,286
|
$3.05
€2.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
GNF9,345
|
$11.75
€10.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.02
GNF475,521
|
$34.96
€31.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF40,045
|
$11.84
€10.70
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
|
Guinea
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,859
|
$92.28
€83.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF216,074
|
$37.39
€33.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF259,288
|
$93.47
€84.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF432,147
|
$126.59
€114.46
|
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