Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 5.1% more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 11.2% more for restaurants
Senegal
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$5.00
GNF42,758
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$11.00
GNF94,068
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA657
|
$1.37
GNF11,754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA586
|
$1.20
GNF10,262
|
|
pay 25.7% more for groceries
Senegal
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$0.75
GNF6,414
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,800
|
$7.00
GNF59,861
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,665
|
$7.95
GNF67,980
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,362
|
$2.60
GNF22,234
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,968
|
$2.95
GNF25,213
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA626
|
$1.27
GNF10,869
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA393
|
$0.91
GNF7,758
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA556
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA379
|
$1.04
GNF8,905
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA314
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA265
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
pay 50.2% less for transportation
Senegal
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,221
|
$3.79
GNF32,371
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,838
|
$15.00
GNF128,274
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,945,539
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,865
|
$1.30
GNF11,117
|
|
pay 2.3% less for housing
Senegal
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,328
|
$100.00
GNF855,161
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA502,463
|
$540.38
GNF4,621,140
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA284,976
|
$300.00
GNF2,565,482
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA50,241
|
$42.06
GNF359,670
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Senegal
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA151,198
|
$755.00
GNF6,456,463
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,101,547
|
$7,000.00
GNF59,861,243
|
|
pay 32.1% less for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
$2.37
GNF20,296
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,228
|
$2.00
GNF17,103
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
$1.50
GNF12,827
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,621
|
$25.34
GNF216,726
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$3.49
GNF29,823
|
|
pay 38.6% less for clothing
Senegal
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,864
|
$20.00
GNF171,032
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,252
|
$30.00
GNF256,548
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA51,180
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,729
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
|
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