Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 63.0% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 90.8% more for restaurants
Namibia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.29
$120.47
|
$5.00
FG42,961
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.42
$65.47
|
$11.00
FG94,515
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
$14.25
|
$1.37
FG11,810
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
$12.94
|
$1.20
FG10,311
|
|
pay 62.5% more for groceries
Namibia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
$13.72
|
$0.75
FG6,444
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.91
$55.69
|
$7.00
FG60,146
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.29
$82.12
|
$7.95
FG68,303
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
$39.92
|
$2.60
FG22,340
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
$40.21
|
$2.95
FG25,333
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
$16.79
|
$1.27
FG10,921
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
$12.72
|
$0.91
FG7,795
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
$12.07
|
$0.79
FG6,820
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
$12.35
|
$1.04
FG8,948
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
$8.33
|
$0.79
FG6,820
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$6.34
|
$0.79
FG6,820
|
|
pay 41.6% less for transportation
Namibia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
$83.24
|
$3.79
FG32,525
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
$413.42
|
$15.00
FG128,884
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,940.92
$209,505.20
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
$133.04
|
$1.30
FG11,170
|
|
pay 25.1% more for housing
Namibia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.79
$1,068.37
|
$100.00
FG859,227
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.78
$7,099.90
|
$540.38
FG4,643,113
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$297.91
$5,704.53
|
$300.00
FG2,577,680
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.17
$1,075.61
|
$42.06
FG361,381
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Namibia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.64
$2,290.94
|
$755.00
FG6,487,162
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,165.39
$60,613.35
|
$7,000.00
FG60,145,872
|
|
pay 4.5% more for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
$24.88
|
$2.37
FG20,393
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
$27.37
|
$2.00
FG17,185
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
$47.66
|
$1.50
FG12,888
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.18
$750.29
|
$25.34
FG217,756
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.65
$89.04
|
$3.49
FG29,965
|
|
pay 26.5% less for clothing
Namibia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.34
$772.55
|
$20.00
FG171,845
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.84
$494.83
|
$30.00
FG257,768
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.25
$1,977.21
|
$50.00
FG429,613
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.40
$1,194.82
|
$50.00
FG429,613
|
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