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
DOP434.88
|
$6.43
GNF55,594
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
DOP394.99
|
$10.77
GNF93,129
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
DOP58.71
|
$1.56
GNF13,499
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
DOP43.77
|
$1.20
GNF10,372
|
|
pay 61.1% more for groceries
|
Dominican Republic
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
DOP91.75
|
$1.32
GNF11,416
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
DOP198.34
|
$9.28
GNF80,205
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
DOP262.87
|
$8.22
GNF71,019
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
DOP102.21
|
$2.80
GNF24,217
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
DOP133.88
|
$2.83
GNF24,504
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
DOP64.84
|
$1.35
GNF11,639
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.24
|
$1.11
GNF9,555
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
DOP58.48
|
$0.92
GNF7,943
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
DOP39.87
|
$1.28
GNF11,092
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
DOP39.63
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
DOP54.44
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
pay 15.7% less for transportation
|
Dominican Republic
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
DOP280.43
|
$5.09
GNF43,958
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$56.13
DOP3,391.88
|
$28.49
GNF246,253
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,137.07
DOP1,579,550.99
|
$33,000.00
GNF285,235,707
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.92
DOP1,385.32
|
$11.55
GNF99,832
|
|
pay 46.0% more for housing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.09
DOP2,180.77
|
$80.91
GNF699,335
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.27
DOP37,726.73
|
$523.54
GNF4,525,215
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.68
DOP21,494.67
|
$462.34
GNF3,996,199
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.67
DOP3,001.73
|
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pay 43.3% more for childcare
|
Dominican Republic
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
DOP15,156.56
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,459.64
DOP269,510.93
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,228,513
|
|
pay 5.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dominican Republic
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.61
DOP157.75
|
$2.37
GNF20,515
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
DOP122.45
|
$2.00
GNF17,287
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
DOP256.88
|
$1.16
GNF10,048
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.73
DOP1,856.97
|
$70.01
GNF605,152
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
DOP337.01
|
$4.63
GNF40,048
|
|
pay 52.3% less for clothing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.15
DOP2,789.27
|
$20.00
GNF172,870
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.61
DOP2,816.99
|
$25.00
GNF216,088
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.84
DOP4,885.63
|
$30.00
GNF259,305
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.22
DOP5,331.18
|
$50.00
GNF432,175
|
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