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 CFA2,033
|
$6.43
GNF55,594
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
$10.77
GNF93,129
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA427
|
$1.56
GNF13,499
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA315
|
$1.20
GNF10,372
|
|
pay 44.5% more for groceries
|
Benin
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
F CFA779
|
$1.32
GNF11,416
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
F CFA2,710
|
$9.28
GNF80,205
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
F CFA4,425
|
$8.22
GNF71,019
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
F CFA1,201
|
$2.80
GNF24,217
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
F CFA1,510
|
$2.83
GNF24,504
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
F CFA730
|
$1.35
GNF11,639
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA369
|
$1.11
GNF9,555
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA307
|
$0.92
GNF7,943
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA430
|
$1.28
GNF11,092
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA384
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA430
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
pay 16.9% more for transportation
|
Benin
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
F CFA2,334
|
$5.09
GNF43,958
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.49
GNF246,253
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,000.00
GNF285,235,707
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
F CFA7,318
|
$11.55
GNF99,832
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Benin
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.08
F CFA32,398
|
$80.91
GNF699,335
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$178.09
F CFA110,790
|
$523.54
GNF4,525,215
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.71
F CFA81,314
|
$462.34
GNF3,996,199
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
F CFA116,589
|
?? | |
pay 6.7% more for childcare
|
Benin
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.24
F CFA127,052
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,990.94
F CFA3,726,869
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,228,513
|
|
pay 7.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Benin
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA610
|
$2.37
GNF20,515
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
F CFA2,541
|
$2.00
GNF17,287
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
F CFA1,321
|
$1.16
GNF10,048
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.14
F CFA34,304
|
$70.01
GNF605,152
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
F CFA4,320
|
$4.63
GNF40,048
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Benin
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.34
F CFA10,164
|
$20.00
GNF172,870
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$25.00
GNF216,088
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$30.00
GNF259,305
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.93
F CFA27,952
|
$50.00
GNF432,175
|
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