Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 70.1% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Benin, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Benin
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,055
|
$6.43
GNF55,346
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
$10.77
GNF92,713
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA432
|
$1.56
GNF13,438
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA319
|
$1.20
GNF10,326
|
|
pay 44.5% more for groceries
|
Benin
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
F CFA788
|
$1.32
GNF11,365
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
F CFA2,740
|
$9.28
GNF79,847
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
F CFA4,473
|
$8.22
GNF70,702
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
F CFA1,215
|
$2.80
GNF24,109
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
F CFA1,526
|
$2.83
GNF24,395
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
F CFA738
|
$1.35
GNF11,587
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
$1.11
GNF9,513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA311
|
$0.92
GNF7,908
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA435
|
$1.28
GNF11,042
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA388
|
$0.72
GNF6,211
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA435
|
$0.72
GNF6,211
|
|
pay 16.9% more for transportation
|
Benin
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
F CFA2,360
|
$5.09
GNF43,762
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.49
GNF245,154
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,000.00
GNF283,962,357
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
F CFA7,399
|
$11.55
GNF99,387
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Benin
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.08
F CFA32,754
|
$80.91
GNF696,213
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$178.09
F CFA112,006
|
$523.54
GNF4,505,013
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.71
F CFA82,206
|
$462.34
GNF3,978,359
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
F CFA117,869
|
?? | |
pay 6.7% more for childcare
|
Benin
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.24
F CFA128,447
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,990.94
F CFA3,767,783
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,981,962
|
|
pay 7.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Benin
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA617
|
$2.37
GNF20,423
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
F CFA2,569
|
$2.00
GNF17,210
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
F CFA1,336
|
$1.16
GNF10,003
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.14
F CFA34,681
|
$70.01
GNF602,450
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
F CFA4,367
|
$4.63
GNF39,869
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Benin
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.34
F CFA10,276
|
$20.00
GNF172,098
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$25.00
GNF215,123
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$30.00
GNF258,148
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.93
F CFA28,258
|
$50.00
GNF430,246
|
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