Cost of living comparison
Mali is 46.1% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Mali instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 20.9% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,758
|
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,068
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,754
|
$0.89
F CFA545
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,262
|
$0.57
F CFA350
|
|
pay 3.7% less for groceries
Guinea
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,414
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF59,861
|
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF67,980
|
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,234
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,213
|
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,869
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,758
|
$0.48
F CFA292
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
$1.07
F CFA654
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,905
|
$1.27
F CFA778
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
$0.46
F CFA283
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
$0.61
F CFA371
|
|
pay 29.2% more for transportation
Guinea
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,371
|
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,274
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,117
|
?? | |
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Guinea
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF855,161
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,621,140
|
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,565,482
|
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF359,670
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
|
pay 71.4% more for childcare
Guinea
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,456,463
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF59,861,243
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
|
pay 58.2% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,296
|
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,103
|
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,827
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF216,726
|
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,823
|
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
|
pay 66.7% more for clothing
Guinea
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,032
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF256,548
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
|
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