Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 2.0 times more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 10.6% more for restaurants
Venezuela
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.99
VEF79.74
|
$5.00
GNF42,758
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.68
VEF86.60
|
$11.00
GNF94,068
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
VEF11.71
|
$1.37
GNF11,754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
VEF8.79
|
$1.20
GNF10,262
|
|
pay 42.0% more for groceries
Venezuela
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
VEF18.31
|
$0.75
GNF6,414
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.19
VEF21.84
|
$7.00
GNF59,861
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
VEF63.46
|
$7.95
GNF67,980
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
VEF20.87
|
$2.60
GNF22,234
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
VEF24.41
|
$2.95
GNF25,213
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
VEF19.86
|
$1.27
GNF10,869
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
VEF4.59
|
$0.91
GNF7,758
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
VEF5.65
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
VEF6.98
|
$1.04
GNF8,905
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
VEF5.63
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
VEF7.92
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
pay 18.6% less for transportation
Venezuela
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.90
VEF18.92
|
$3.79
GNF32,371
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.75
VEF376.54
|
$15.00
GNF128,274
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,166.67
VEF310,871.95
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.10
VEF260.30
|
$1.30
GNF11,117
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Venezuela
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.45
VEF393.53
|
$100.00
GNF855,161
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$172.69
VEF1,722.45
|
$540.38
GNF4,621,140
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$151.81
VEF1,514.18
|
$300.00
GNF2,565,482
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.14
VEF141.06
|
$42.06
GNF359,670
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
Venezuela
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.35
VEF611.96
|
$755.00
GNF6,456,463
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,600.00
VEF75,806.21
|
$7,000.00
GNF59,861,243
|
|
pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports
Venezuela
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
VEF12.94
|
$2.37
GNF20,296
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
VEF16.07
|
$2.00
GNF17,103
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
VEF37.65
|
$1.50
GNF12,827
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
VEF332.45
|
$25.34
GNF216,726
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
VEF53.75
|
$3.49
GNF29,823
|
|
pay 35.5% less for clothing
Venezuela
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.98
VEF528.42
|
$20.00
GNF171,032
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.48
VEF383.83
|
$30.00
GNF256,548
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.40
VEF682.30
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.31
VEF721.21
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
|
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