Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 2.8 times more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Tunisia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.31
TND7.280
|
$5.00
GNF42,758
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.46
TND10.890
|
$11.00
GNF94,068
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
TND1.690
|
$1.37
GNF11,754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
TND0.780
|
$1.20
GNF10,262
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Tunisia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.18
TND0.570
|
$0.75
GNF6,414
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
TND13.540
|
$7.00
GNF59,861
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.400
|
$7.95
GNF67,980
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
TND3.440
|
$2.60
GNF22,234
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.860
|
$2.95
GNF25,213
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.63
TND1.980
|
$1.27
GNF10,869
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
TND2.610
|
$0.91
GNF7,758
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
TND1.040
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TND0.790
|
$1.04
GNF8,905
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.750
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
TND0.690
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
pay 9.0% more for transportation
Tunisia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.72
TND8.560
|
$3.79
GNF32,371
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.84
TND34.090
|
$15.00
GNF128,274
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,518.48
TND86,518.120
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.62
TND8.240
|
$1.30
GNF11,117
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Tunisia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.59
TND61.590
|
$100.00
GNF855,161
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$167.41
TND526.340
|
$540.38
GNF4,621,140
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.64
TND404.440
|
$300.00
GNF2,565,482
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.75
TND93.530
|
$42.06
GNF359,670
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for childcare
Tunisia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.08
TND192.050
|
$755.00
GNF6,456,463
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,342.76
TND7,365.640
|
$7,000.00
GNF59,861,243
|
|
pay 37.0% more for entertainment and sports
Tunisia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
TND3.830
|
$2.37
GNF20,296
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
TND2.440
|
$2.00
GNF17,103
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
TND8.610
|
$1.50
GNF12,827
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.01
TND78.620
|
$25.34
GNF216,726
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TND14.420
|
$3.49
GNF29,823
|
|
pay 34.0% less for clothing
Tunisia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.90
TND119.170
|
$20.00
GNF171,032
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.96
TND138.220
|
$30.00
GNF256,548
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.95
TND279.670
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.48
TND180.710
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
|
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