Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 47.8% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Guinea instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 71.8% more for restaurants
South Africa
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
ZAR144.68
|
$5.00
GNF42,758
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
ZAR73.32
|
$11.00
GNF94,068
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
ZAR16.25
|
$1.37
GNF11,754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
ZAR12.17
|
$1.20
GNF10,262
|
|
pay 70.5% more for groceries
South Africa
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
ZAR15.30
|
$0.75
GNF6,414
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.09
ZAR57.83
|
$7.00
GNF59,861
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
ZAR65.60
|
$7.95
GNF67,980
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
ZAR32.03
|
$2.60
GNF22,234
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
ZAR34.53
|
$2.95
GNF25,213
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.42
|
$1.27
GNF10,869
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
ZAR10.64
|
$0.91
GNF7,758
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR11.05
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.94
|
$1.04
GNF8,905
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
ZAR8.72
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
ZAR8.69
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
pay 54.8% less for transportation
South Africa
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ZAR86.88
|
$3.79
GNF32,371
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.67
ZAR760.04
|
$15.00
GNF128,274
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,011.69
ZAR336,594.02
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.53
ZAR140.78
|
$1.30
GNF11,117
|
|
pay 28.4% more for housing
South Africa
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
ZAR898.06
|
$100.00
GNF855,161
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.02
ZAR6,372.89
|
$540.38
GNF4,621,140
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.79
ZAR5,938.73
|
$300.00
GNF2,565,482
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.15
ZAR1,497.80
|
$42.06
GNF359,670
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
South Africa
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.19
ZAR2,937.44
|
$755.00
GNF6,456,463
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,082.89
ZAR57,611.57
|
$7,000.00
GNF59,861,243
|
|
pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
ZAR31.69
|
$2.37
GNF20,296
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
ZAR31.28
|
$2.00
GNF17,103
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
ZAR47.91
|
$1.50
GNF12,827
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.74
ZAR574.40
|
$25.34
GNF216,726
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.40
ZAR100.86
|
$3.49
GNF29,823
|
|
pay 27.7% less for clothing
South Africa
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.19
ZAR807.06
|
$20.00
GNF171,032
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
ZAR503.76
|
$30.00
GNF256,548
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
ZAR1,508.39
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.81
ZAR1,341.95
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
|
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