Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 30.7% cheaper than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 22.1% less for restaurants
Republic of the Congo
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.28
FCFA6,212
|
$5.00
FG42,781
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
FCFA6,221
|
$11.00
FG94,119
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,231
|
$1.37
FG11,760
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
FCFA819
|
$1.20
FG10,268
|
|
pay 17.1% less for groceries
Republic of the Congo
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
FCFA1,108
|
$0.75
FG6,417
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.38
FCFA3,247
|
$7.00
FG59,894
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.92
FCFA4,181
|
$7.95
FG68,017
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
FCFA2,116
|
$2.60
FG22,246
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
FCFA1,612
|
$2.95
FG25,227
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.59
FCFA960
|
$1.27
FG10,875
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA689
|
$0.91
FG7,762
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
FCFA811
|
$0.79
FG6,792
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
FCFA1,076
|
$1.04
FG8,910
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
FCFA548
|
$0.79
FG6,792
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA629
|
$0.79
FG6,792
|
|
pay 47.8% less for transportation
Republic of the Congo
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
FCFA2,344
|
$3.79
FG32,389
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
FCFA18,123
|
$15.00
FG128,344
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,420.80
FCFA20,189,625
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,669
|
$1.30
FG11,123
|
|
pay 46.7% less for housing
Republic of the Congo
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA181,231
|
$100.00
FG855,627
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.79
FCFA604,579
|
$540.38
FG4,623,658
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.00
FCFA166,128
|
$300.00
FG2,566,880
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$250.06
FCFA151,059
|
$42.06
FG359,866
|
|
pay 4.0% less for childcare
Republic of the Congo
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$775.00
FCFA468,180
|
$755.00
FG6,459,981
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,400.00
FCFA4,470,367
|
$7,000.00
FG59,893,861
|
|
pay 14.0% less for entertainment and sports
Republic of the Congo
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
FCFA655
|
$2.37
FG20,307
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
FCFA2,003
|
$2.00
FG17,113
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.67
FCFA1,611
|
$1.50
FG12,834
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.03
FCFA36,265
|
$25.34
FG216,844
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.67
FCFA4,031
|
$3.49
FG29,839
|
|
pay 63.3% less for clothing
Republic of the Congo
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA34,736
|
$20.00
FG171,125
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.73
FCFA42,124
|
$30.00
FG256,688
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.50
FCFA70,982
|
$50.00
FG427,813
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$190.16
FCFA114,874
|
$50.00
FG427,813
|
|
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