Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 26.6% more expensive than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 84.6% more for restaurants
|
Zimbabwe
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.12
ZWL2,616.25
|
$5.00
FG42,877
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.38
ZWL2,052.75
|
$11.00
FG94,328
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
ZWL186.16
|
$1.37
FG11,786
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
$1.20
FG10,290
|
|
pay 31.8% more for groceries
|
Zimbabwe
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
$0.75
FG6,431
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
ZWL1,642.20
|
$7.00
FG60,027
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.65
ZWL1,819.69
|
$7.95
FG68,168
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
ZWL603.02
|
$2.60
FG22,296
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
ZWL587.88
|
$2.95
FG25,283
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
ZWL378.84
|
$1.27
FG10,899
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL205.94
|
$0.91
FG7,779
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
ZWL238.21
|
$0.79
FG6,807
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZWL194.05
|
$1.04
FG8,930
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL206.31
|
$0.79
FG6,807
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZWL179.44
|
$0.79
FG6,807
|
|
pay 59.0% less for transportation
|
Zimbabwe
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
ZWL1,822.64
|
$3.79
FG32,461
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
$15.00
FG128,630
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$1.30
FG11,148
|
|
pay 39.1% more for housing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.93
ZWL28,635.00
|
$100.00
FG857,531
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.50
ZWL76,475.00
|
$540.38
FG4,633,951
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.50
ZWL71,001.00
|
$300.00
FG2,572,594
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.27
ZWL16,830.87
|
$42.06
FG360,668
|
|
pay 70.6% more for childcare
|
Zimbabwe
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.67
ZWL97,136.67
|
$755.00
FG6,474,362
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
$7,000.00
FG60,027,198
|
|
pay 10.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Zimbabwe
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$2.37
FG20,353
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
ZWL720.03
|
$2.00
FG17,151
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
$1.50
FG12,863
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
ZWL9,928.33
|
$25.34
FG217,326
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
ZWL2,656.50
|
$3.49
FG29,906
|
|
pay 30.0% more for clothing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.62
ZWL6,641.25
|
$20.00
FG171,506
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.12
ZWL5,836.25
|
$30.00
FG257,259
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.19
ZWL10,364.38
|
$50.00
FG428,766
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.93
ZWL15,755.00
|
$50.00
FG428,766
|
|
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