Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 29.6% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 40.5% less for restaurants
|
Belgium
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.07
€18.09
|
$6.43
GNF55,594
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.84
€10.28
|
$10.77
GNF93,129
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
€2.63
|
$1.56
GNF13,499
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.33
|
$1.20
GNF10,372
|
|
pay 4.6% more for groceries
|
Belgium
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.16
|
$1.32
GNF11,416
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.35
|
$9.28
GNF80,205
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.21
|
$8.22
GNF71,019
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.25
|
$2.80
GNF24,217
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
€4.53
|
$2.83
GNF24,504
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.05
|
$1.35
GNF11,639
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.85
|
$1.11
GNF9,555
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.02
|
$0.92
GNF7,943
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.10
|
$1.28
GNF11,092
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.69
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
pay 25.0% less for transportation
|
Belgium
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.91
€6.56
|
$5.09
GNF43,958
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.41
€43.07
|
$28.49
GNF246,253
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,628.35
€26,201.68
|
$33,000.00
GNF285,235,707
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.01
€24.67
|
$11.55
GNF99,832
|
|
pay 2.1% less for housing
|
Belgium
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.35
€46.80
|
$80.91
GNF699,335
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.11
€773.02
|
$523.54
GNF4,525,215
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$705.09
€668.68
|
$462.34
GNF3,996,199
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.10
€146.15
|
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pay 53.5% less for childcare
|
Belgium
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$557.50
€528.71
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,740.85
€13,031.30
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,228,513
|
|
pay 28.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Belgium
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.34
€4.11
|
$2.37
GNF20,515
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.33
|
$2.00
GNF17,287
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.08
€8.61
|
$1.16
GNF10,048
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
€34.16
|
$70.01
GNF605,152
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.48
€11.83
|
$4.63
GNF40,048
|
|
pay 61.9% less for clothing
|
Belgium
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.82
€88.03
|
$20.00
GNF172,870
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.31
€41.07
|
$25.00
GNF216,088
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.40
€85.73
|
$30.00
GNF259,305
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.11
€118.65
|
$50.00
GNF432,175
|
|
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