Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 19.0% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 45.2% more for restaurants
|
Dominican Republic
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.20
DOP436.45
|
$6.43
GNF55,346
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
DOP396.41
|
$10.77
GNF92,713
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
DOP58.92
|
$1.56
GNF13,438
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
DOP43.93
|
$1.20
GNF10,326
|
|
pay 61.1% more for groceries
|
Dominican Republic
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
DOP92.08
|
$1.32
GNF11,365
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
DOP199.06
|
$9.28
GNF79,847
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
DOP263.82
|
$8.22
GNF70,702
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
DOP102.57
|
$2.80
GNF24,109
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
DOP134.36
|
$2.83
GNF24,395
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
DOP65.07
|
$1.35
GNF11,587
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.31
|
$1.11
GNF9,513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
DOP58.69
|
$0.92
GNF7,908
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
DOP40.01
|
$1.28
GNF11,042
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
DOP39.77
|
$0.72
GNF6,211
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
DOP54.64
|
$0.72
GNF6,211
|
|
pay 15.7% less for transportation
|
Dominican Republic
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
DOP281.44
|
$5.09
GNF43,762
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$56.13
DOP3,404.08
|
$28.49
GNF245,154
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,137.07
DOP1,585,234.05
|
$33,000.00
GNF283,962,357
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.92
DOP1,390.30
|
$11.55
GNF99,387
|
|
pay 46.0% more for housing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.09
DOP2,188.62
|
$80.91
GNF696,213
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.27
DOP37,862.46
|
$523.54
GNF4,505,013
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.68
DOP21,572.00
|
$462.34
GNF3,978,359
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.67
DOP3,012.53
|
?? | |
pay 43.3% more for childcare
|
Dominican Republic
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
DOP15,211.10
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,459.64
DOP270,480.61
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,981,962
|
|
pay 5.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dominican Republic
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.61
DOP158.31
|
$2.37
GNF20,423
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
DOP122.89
|
$2.00
GNF17,210
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
DOP257.81
|
$1.16
GNF10,003
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.73
DOP1,863.65
|
$70.01
GNF602,450
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
DOP338.22
|
$4.63
GNF39,869
|
|
pay 52.3% less for clothing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.15
DOP2,799.31
|
$20.00
GNF172,098
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.61
DOP2,827.12
|
$25.00
GNF215,123
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.84
DOP4,903.21
|
$30.00
GNF258,148
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.22
DOP5,350.36
|
$50.00
GNF430,246
|
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