Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 98.3% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.05
BYN26.36
|
$6.43
GNF55,427
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.72
BYN15.47
|
$10.77
GNF92,849
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
BYN2.05
|
$1.56
GNF13,458
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.36
|
$1.20
GNF10,341
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
BYN1.89
|
$1.32
GNF11,382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.92
BYN9.57
|
$9.28
GNF79,963
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.52
BYN8.26
|
$8.22
GNF70,805
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
BYN4.02
|
$2.80
GNF24,144
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
BYN5.31
|
$2.83
GNF24,430
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
BYN1.55
|
$1.35
GNF11,604
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
BYN2.37
|
$1.11
GNF9,527
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.44
|
$0.92
GNF7,919
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
BYN2.86
|
$1.28
GNF11,059
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.72
GNF6,220
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BYN0.83
|
$0.72
GNF6,220
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
BYN9.20
|
$5.09
GNF43,826
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.76
BYN41.80
|
$28.49
GNF245,512
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,579.62
BYN54,300.40
|
$33,000.00
GNF284,376,981
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
BYN12.45
|
$11.55
GNF99,532
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.23
BYN33.52
|
$80.91
GNF697,229
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$263.08
BYN861.61
|
$523.54
GNF4,511,591
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.05
BYN570.03
|
$462.34
GNF3,984,168
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.27
BYN135.16
|
?? | |
pay 10.1% less for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.44
BYN987.25
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,103.87
BYN23,266.11
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,062,243
|
|
pay 53.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
BYN3.66
|
$2.37
GNF20,453
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
BYN4.84
|
$2.00
GNF17,235
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
BYN5.37
|
$1.16
GNF10,018
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.35
BYN102.69
|
$70.01
GNF603,330
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.68
BYN12.04
|
$4.63
GNF39,927
|
|
pay 51.2% less for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.42
BYN194.62
|
$20.00
GNF172,350
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.14
BYN121.63
|
$25.00
GNF215,437
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.71
BYN283.98
|
$30.00
GNF258,525
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.07
BYN275.34
|
$50.00
GNF430,874
|
|
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