Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 21.3% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Guinea instead of France, you would:
pay 34.4% less for restaurants
|
France
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.64
€14.83
|
$6.43
GNF55,594
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.86
€10.30
|
$10.77
GNF93,129
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
€2.59
|
$1.56
GNF13,499
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.76
|
$1.20
GNF10,372
|
|
pay 6.8% less for groceries
|
France
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
€1.63
|
$1.32
GNF11,416
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.46
€8.03
|
$9.28
GNF80,205
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
€4.28
|
$8.22
GNF71,019
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
€3.60
|
$2.80
GNF24,217
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.82
€5.52
|
$2.83
GNF24,504
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.21
|
$1.35
GNF11,639
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.91
|
$1.11
GNF9,555
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.22
|
$0.92
GNF7,943
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.40
|
$1.28
GNF11,092
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.86
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
pay 25.6% less for transportation
|
France
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.25
€6.88
|
$5.09
GNF43,958
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.39
€47.78
|
$28.49
GNF246,253
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,262.62
€29,648.28
|
$33,000.00
GNF285,235,707
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
€16.75
|
$11.55
GNF99,832
|
|
pay 38.5% more for housing
|
France
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.07
€28.52
|
$80.91
GNF699,335
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.17
€711.43
|
$523.54
GNF4,525,215
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.38
€573.17
|
$462.34
GNF3,996,199
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
€132.86
|
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pay 30.3% less for childcare
|
France
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$690.26
€654.62
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,163.56
€8,690.37
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,228,513
|
|
pay 30.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.20
€5.88
|
$2.37
GNF20,515
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.85
|
$2.00
GNF17,287
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.83
€11.22
|
$1.16
GNF10,048
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.91
€34.06
|
$70.01
GNF605,152
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.10
€11.47
|
$4.63
GNF40,048
|
|
pay 59.8% less for clothing
|
France
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.62
€85.00
|
$20.00
GNF172,870
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
€35.81
|
$25.00
GNF216,088
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.52
€86.80
|
$30.00
GNF259,305
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.90
€120.34
|
$50.00
GNF432,175
|
|
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