Cost of living comparison

Guinea

compared to

Senegal

Senegal vs. Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Senegal is 26.9% more expensive than Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.5% more in Senegal
Groceries: pay 8.6% less in Senegal
Transportation: pay 67.1% more in Senegal
Housing: pay 29.9% more in Senegal
Childcare: pay 63.4% more in Senegal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.8% less in Senegal
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Senegal

The cost of clothing, transportation, childcare, housing, and restaurants in Senegal are more expensive than in Guinea. Expenses including groceries and entertainment and sports are lower in Senegal. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Senegal.

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Senegal vs. Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Senegal instead of Guinea, you would:

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pay 8.5% more for restaurants

	Guinea	Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$5.12 F CFA2,990	+10.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$11.10 F CFA6,478	+19.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$1.22 F CFA715	-29.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.87 F CFA511
Average			+8.5%

Guinea vs. Senegal - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.6% less for groceries

	Guinea	Senegal
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$0.73 F CFA424	-51.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$8.68 F CFA5,066	-24.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$9.67 F CFA5,646	+18.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$2.47 F CFA1,442	-43.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$4.08 F CFA2,385	+100.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$1.45 F CFA849	+10.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	$0.86 F CFA501	-21.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$1.32 F CFA768	+62.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$0.79 F CFA463	-20.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.62 F CFA362	-1.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.43 F CFA249	-32.3%
Average			-8.6%

Guinea vs. Senegal - Cost of groceries

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pay 67.1% more for transportation

	Guinea	Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$6.27 F CFA3,659	+19.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	$76.82 F CFA44,847	+169.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	$50,357.24 F CFA29M	+52.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	$19.20 F CFA11,212	+116.6%
Average			+67.1%

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pay 29.9% more for housing

	Guinea	Senegal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$46.36 F CFA27,068	-75.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$810.84 F CFA473K	+59.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$431.19 F CFA252K	+35.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$155.27 F CFA90,649	+16.9%
Average			+29.9%

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pay 63.4% more for childcare

	Guinea	Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$321.49 F CFA188K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$10,398.32 F CFA6M	+63.4%
Average			+63.4%

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pay 4.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Guinea	Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$2.56 F CFA1,495	-26.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$3.37 F CFA1,968	-27.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$2.13 F CFA1,246	+83.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	$44.81 F CFA26,161	-49.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	$8.54 F CFA4,983	+110.7%
Average			-4.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Guinea	Senegal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$58.04 F CFA33,885	+190.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$45.52 F CFA26,576	+82.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$85.35 F CFA49,830	+184.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$96.73 F CFA56,474	+93.5%
Average			+132.2%

Guinea vs. Senegal - Cost of clothing

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