Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 94.8% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 0.6% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
FG42,961
|
$7.99
Bs79.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
FG94,515
|
$8.68
Bs86.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
FG11,810
|
$1.17
Bs11.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
FG10,311
|
$0.88
Bs8.79
|
|
pay 6.3% less for groceries
Guinea
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
FG6,444
|
$1.84
Bs18.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
FG60,146
|
$2.19
Bs21.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
FG68,303
|
$6.36
Bs63.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
FG22,340
|
$2.09
Bs20.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
FG25,333
|
$2.45
Bs24.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
FG10,921
|
$1.99
Bs19.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
FG7,795
|
$0.46
Bs4.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,820
|
$0.57
Bs5.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FG8,948
|
$0.70
Bs6.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,820
|
$0.56
Bs5.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,820
|
$0.79
Bs7.92
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FG32,525
|
$1.90
Bs18.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
FG128,884
|
$37.75
Bs376.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,166.67
Bs310,871.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
FG11,170
|
$26.10
Bs260.30
|
|
pay 61.1% less for housing
Guinea
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
FG859,227
|
$39.45
Bs393.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
FG4,643,113
|
$172.69
Bs1,722.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
FG2,577,680
|
$151.81
Bs1,514.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
FG361,381
|
$14.14
Bs141.06
|
|
pay 41.7% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
FG6,487,162
|
$61.35
Bs611.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
FG60,145,872
|
$7,600.00
Bs75,806.21
|
|
pay 34.6% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
FG20,393
|
$1.30
Bs12.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
FG17,185
|
$1.61
Bs16.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
FG12,888
|
$3.77
Bs37.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
FG217,756
|
$33.33
Bs332.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
FG29,965
|
$5.39
Bs53.75
|
|
pay 68.7% more for clothing
Guinea
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
FG171,845
|
$52.98
Bs528.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
FG257,768
|
$38.48
Bs383.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
FG429,613
|
$68.40
Bs682.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
FG429,613
|
$72.31
Bs721.21
|
|
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