Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 3.7% cheaper than Mali.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Mali, you would:
pay 63.6% more for restaurants
Mali
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
$5.00
GNF42,846
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
$11.00
GNF94,260
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA542
|
$1.37
GNF11,778
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA348
|
$1.20
GNF10,283
|
|
pay 14.6% more for groceries
Mali
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
$0.75
GNF6,427
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
$7.00
GNF59,984
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
$7.95
GNF68,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
$2.60
GNF22,280
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
$2.95
GNF25,265
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.27
GNF10,891
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA290
|
$0.91
GNF7,774
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA650
|
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA774
|
$1.04
GNF8,924
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
|
pay 22.6% less for transportation
Mali
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
$3.79
GNF32,438
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.00
GNF128,537
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$1.30
GNF11,140
|
|
pay 2.1% more for housing
Mali
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
$100.00
GNF856,912
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
$540.38
GNF4,630,604
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
$300.00
GNF2,570,736
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
$42.06
GNF360,407
|
|
pay 41.7% less for childcare
Mali
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$755.00
GNF6,469,685
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
$7,000.00
GNF59,983,833
|
|
pay 21.9% less for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
$2.37
GNF20,338
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
$2.00
GNF17,138
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
$1.50
GNF12,854
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
$25.34
GNF217,169
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
$3.49
GNF29,884
|
|
pay 20.0% less for clothing
Mali
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$20.00
GNF171,382
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
$30.00
GNF257,074
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
|
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