Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 57.2% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 51.8% more for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
NIO172.13
|
$5.00
GNF42,758
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
NIO211.33
|
$11.00
GNF94,068
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
NIO30.32
|
$1.37
GNF11,754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
NIO31.83
|
$1.20
GNF10,262
|
|
pay 43.9% more for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
NIO46.34
|
$0.75
GNF6,414
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.74
NIO64.37
|
$7.00
GNF59,861
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
NIO145.66
|
$7.95
GNF67,980
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
NIO67.16
|
$2.60
GNF22,234
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
NIO87.51
|
$2.95
GNF25,213
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
NIO95.63
|
$1.27
GNF10,869
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
NIO19.43
|
$0.91
GNF7,758
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
NIO51.35
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
NIO22.91
|
$1.04
GNF8,905
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
NIO29.45
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NIO28.46
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
pay 4.3% more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
NIO175.33
|
$3.79
GNF32,371
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO259.04
|
$15.00
GNF128,274
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,668.72
NIO616,829.93
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
NIO257.04
|
$1.30
GNF11,117
|
|
pay 21.2% more for housing
Nicaragua
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.08
NIO2,630.40
|
$100.00
GNF855,161
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.07
NIO12,621.43
|
$540.38
GNF4,621,140
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.89
NIO10,320.35
|
$300.00
GNF2,565,482
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.79
NIO1,990.38
|
$42.06
GNF359,670
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.32
NIO4,193.32
|
$755.00
GNF6,456,463
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,387.37
NIO162,355.82
|
$7,000.00
GNF59,861,243
|
|
pay 18.9% less for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
NIO76.64
|
$2.37
GNF20,296
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
NIO81.12
|
$2.00
GNF17,103
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
NIO113.30
|
$1.50
GNF12,827
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.79
NIO1,139.28
|
$25.34
GNF216,726
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
NIO188.78
|
$3.49
GNF29,823
|
|
pay 14.6% less for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.90
NIO1,254.57
|
$20.00
GNF171,032
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.04
NIO1,259.48
|
$30.00
GNF256,548
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.18
NIO1,782.84
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
NIO2,035.18
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
|
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