Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 20.7% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Canada, you would:
pay 30.5% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
CA$22.69
|
$5.00
GNF42,943
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.74
|
$10.77
GNF92,537
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
CA$2.79
|
$1.37
GNF11,805
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
CA$2.28
|
$1.20
GNF10,306
|
|
pay 18.5% less for groceries
Canada
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
CA$3.44
|
$0.73
GNF6,280
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
CA$7.47
|
$9.28
GNF79,695
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
CA$10.93
|
$8.54
GNF73,340
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.62
|
$2.27
GNF19,482
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.29
CA$7.27
|
$3.52
GNF30,192
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.84
CA$2.53
|
$1.08
GNF9,272
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
$1.09
GNF9,372
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$2.15
|
$0.70
GNF5,995
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.46
|
$0.99
GNF8,526
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.62
|
$0.74
GNF6,377
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.62
|
$0.74
GNF6,377
|
|
pay 8.5% more for transportation
Canada
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CA$6.05
|
$4.77
GNF40,970
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.18
CA$93.77
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,034.05
CA$34,430.58
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.78
CA$23.08
|
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pay 32.3% less for housing
Canada
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.83
CA$86.41
|
$90.45
GNF776,875
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.12
CA$1,719.36
|
$523.54
GNF4,496,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,146.12
CA$1,576.32
|
$387.45
GNF3,327,606
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.78
CA$164.74
|
$61.18
GNF525,419
|
|
pay 26.9% more for childcare
Canada
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.16
CA$1,023.48
|
$1,500.00
GNF12,882,881
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,218.47
CA$16,804.67
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,877,605
|
|
pay 44.4% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.30
CA$7.29
|
$2.37
GNF20,384
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
CA$4.91
|
$2.00
GNF17,177
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.99
CA$17.87
|
$1.08
GNF9,286
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.10
CA$59.27
|
$55.02
GNF472,530
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.26
CA$15.49
|
$4.63
GNF39,794
|
|
pay 54.5% less for clothing
Canada
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.23
CA$75.96
|
$20.00
GNF171,772
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.78
CA$54.71
|
$25.00
GNF214,715
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.57
CA$119.06
|
$30.00
GNF257,658
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
CA$142.77
|
$50.00
GNF429,429
|
|
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