Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 50.1% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 76.5% more for restaurants
|
Cameroon
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.63
FCFA2,915
|
$6.43
GNF55,427
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.49
FCFA2,829
|
$10.77
GNF92,849
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
FCFA867
|
$1.56
GNF13,458
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
FCFA353
|
$1.20
GNF10,341
|
|
pay 37.6% more for groceries
|
Cameroon
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
$1.32
GNF11,382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.80
FCFA6,173
|
$9.28
GNF79,963
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
FCFA5,926
|
$8.22
GNF70,805
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
FCFA1,121
|
$2.80
GNF24,144
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
FCFA1,971
|
$2.83
GNF24,430
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
FCFA1,027
|
$1.35
GNF11,604
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FCFA503
|
$1.11
GNF9,527
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA490
|
$0.92
GNF7,919
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
FCFA353
|
$1.28
GNF11,059
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA565
|
$0.72
GNF6,220
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA426
|
$0.72
GNF6,220
|
|
pay 78.6% more for transportation
|
Cameroon
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
FCFA2,774
|
$5.09
GNF43,826
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.34
FCFA10,288
|
$28.49
GNF245,512
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,808.69
FCFA16,250,132
|
$33,000.00
GNF284,376,981
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.89
FCFA2,452
|
$11.55
GNF99,532
|
|
pay 35.2% more for housing
|
Cameroon
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.22
FCFA60,583
|
$80.91
GNF697,229
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$355.76
FCFA223,997
|
$523.54
GNF4,511,591
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.27
FCFA167,024
|
$462.34
GNF3,984,168
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.86
FCFA43,990
|
?? | |
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Cameroon
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.62
FCFA216,357
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,662.70
FCFA1,676,537
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,062,243
|
|
pay 39.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cameroon
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
FCFA720
|
$2.37
GNF20,453
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
FCFA1,005
|
$2.00
GNF17,235
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
FCFA1,200
|
$1.16
GNF10,018
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.14
FCFA17,718
|
$70.01
GNF603,330
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
$4.63
GNF39,927
|
|
pay 57.0% less for clothing
|
Cameroon
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.77
FCFA26,302
|
$20.00
GNF172,350
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.19
FCFA32,863
|
$25.00
GNF215,437
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.70
FCFA60,887
|
$30.00
GNF258,525
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.51
FCFA69,579
|
$50.00
GNF430,874
|
|
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