Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 2.1% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 67.8% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,846
|
$1.64
NGN2,026.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,260
|
$5.58
NGN6,886.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,778
|
$0.35
NGN437.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,283
|
$0.24
NGN291.49
|
|
pay 16.7% less for groceries
Guinea
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,427
|
$1.05
NGN1,295.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF59,984
|
$1.55
NGN1,909.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,119
|
$9.26
NGN11,431.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,280
|
$1.87
NGN2,305.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,265
|
$1.68
NGN2,078.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,891
|
$1.57
NGN1,944.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,774
|
$0.70
NGN861.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$0.53
NGN649.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,924
|
$0.71
NGN877.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$0.78
NGN960.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$0.60
NGN747.00
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,438
|
$1.37
NGN1,686.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,537
|
$23.20
NGN28,653.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$14,662.06
NGN18,107,642.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,140
|
$9.37
NGN11,573.15
|
|
pay 8.3% less for housing
Guinea
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF856,912
|
$40.44
NGN49,942.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,630,604
|
$814.72
NGN1,006,182.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,570,736
|
$414.25
NGN511,594.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF360,407
|
$15.73
NGN19,421.13
|
|
pay 80.3% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,469,685
|
$82.01
NGN101,278.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF59,983,833
|
$1,992.54
NGN2,460,786.90
|
|
pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,338
|
$0.75
NGN923.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,138
|
$1.87
NGN2,314.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,854
|
$0.96
NGN1,181.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,169
|
$24.54
NGN30,304.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,884
|
$5.83
NGN7,201.61
|
|
pay 6.5% less for clothing
Guinea
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,382
|
$16.79
NGN20,731.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,074
|
$22.52
NGN27,808.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
$46.88
NGN57,902.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
$60.60
NGN74,845.13
|
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