Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 3.7 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$5.00
GNF42,758
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL206.15
|
$11.00
GNF94,068
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.37
|
$1.37
GNF11,754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.15
|
$1.20
GNF10,262
|
|
pay 59.9% more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL13.99
|
$0.75
GNF6,414
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL33.46
|
$7.00
GNF59,861
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL65.81
|
$7.95
GNF67,980
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL22.12
|
$2.60
GNF22,234
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL39.64
|
$2.95
GNF25,213
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL16.01
|
$1.27
GNF10,869
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.25
|
$0.91
GNF7,758
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.49
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL15.08
|
$1.04
GNF8,905
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.37
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL13.99
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
pay 33.1% less for transportation
Lesotho
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL62.46
|
$3.79
GNF32,371
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL448.25
|
$15.00
GNF128,274
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL359,837.58
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL99.73
|
$1.30
GNF11,117
|
|
pay 79.3% more for housing
Lesotho
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL796.78
|
$100.00
GNF855,161
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,140.54
|
$540.38
GNF4,621,140
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL3,050.05
|
$300.00
GNF2,565,482
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL786.20
|
$42.06
GNF359,670
|
|
pay 17.1 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL539.76
|
$755.00
GNF6,456,463
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,449.72
|
$7,000.00
GNF59,861,243
|
|
pay 29.2% more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.46
|
$2.37
GNF20,296
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.77
|
$2.00
GNF17,103
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL87.39
|
$1.50
GNF12,827
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL496.92
|
$25.34
GNF216,726
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL77.11
|
$3.49
GNF29,823
|
|
pay 27.8% less for clothing
Lesotho
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL758.23
|
$20.00
GNF171,032
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL479.78
|
$30.00
GNF256,548
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,285.13
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,919.13
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
|
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