Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 37.5% more expensive than Ecuador overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 79.0% more in Guinea
- Groceries
-
pay 69.4% more in Guinea
- Transportation
-
pay 39.6% more in Guinea
- Housing
-
pay 93.8% more in Guinea
- Childcare
-
pay 33.1% more in Guinea
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.5% more in Guinea
- Clothing
-
pay 53.1% less in Guinea
The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Guinea are more expensive than in Ecuador. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Guinea.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 79.0% more for restaurants
|
Ecuador
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
|
$6.43
GNF55,767
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.83
|
$10.77
GNF93,418
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$1.56
GNF13,540
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
|
$1.20
GNF10,404
|
|
pay 69.4% more for groceries
|
Ecuador
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
|
$1.32
GNF11,452
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$9.28
GNF80,454
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.18
|
$8.22
GNF71,239
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
|
$2.80
GNF24,292
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
|
$2.83
GNF24,580
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
|
$1.35
GNF11,675
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$1.11
GNF9,585
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$0.92
GNF7,968
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
|
$1.28
GNF11,126
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.72
GNF6,259
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$0.72
GNF6,259
|
|
pay 39.6% more for transportation
|
Ecuador
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
|
$5.09
GNF44,095
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.42
|
$28.49
GNF247,018
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,111.11
|
$33,000.00
GNF286,120,739
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.51
|
$11.55
GNF100,142
|
|
pay 93.8% more for housing
|
Ecuador
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.71
|
$80.91
GNF701,505
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$344.59
|
$523.54
GNF4,539,256
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.18
|
$462.34
GNF4,008,598
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.19
|
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pay 33.1% more for childcare
|
Ecuador
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.49
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.83
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,399,877
|
|
pay 0.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ecuador
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.17
|
$2.37
GNF20,578
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
|
$2.00
GNF17,341
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
|
$1.16
GNF10,079
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.03
|
$70.01
GNF607,029
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.55
|
$4.63
GNF40,172
|
|
pay 53.1% less for clothing
|
Ecuador
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.26
|
$20.00
GNF173,407
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.74
|
$25.00
GNF216,758
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.54
|
$30.00
GNF260,110
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.58
|
$50.00
GNF433,516
|
|
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