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
€14.89
|
$6.43
GNF55,427
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.86
€10.34
|
$10.77
GNF92,849
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
€2.60
|
$1.56
GNF13,458
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.77
|
$1.20
GNF10,341
|
|
pay 6.8% less for groceries
|
France
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
€1.63
|
$1.32
GNF11,382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.46
€8.06
|
$9.28
GNF79,964
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
€4.30
|
$8.22
GNF70,806
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
€3.61
|
$2.80
GNF24,144
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.82
€5.54
|
$2.83
GNF24,430
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.21
|
$1.35
GNF11,604
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.91
|
$1.11
GNF9,527
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.22
|
$0.92
GNF7,919
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.40
|
$1.28
GNF11,059
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.86
|
$0.72
GNF6,220
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$0.72
GNF6,220
|
|
pay 25.6% less for transportation
|
France
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.25
€6.91
|
$5.09
GNF43,826
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.39
€47.98
|
$28.49
GNF245,514
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,262.62
€29,768.26
|
$33,000.00
GNF284,379,345
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
€16.81
|
$11.55
GNF99,533
|
|
pay 38.5% more for housing
|
France
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.07
€28.63
|
$80.91
GNF697,235
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.17
€714.31
|
$523.54
GNF4,511,629
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.38
€575.49
|
$462.34
GNF3,984,201
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
€133.40
|
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pay 30.3% less for childcare
|
France
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$690.26
€657.27
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,163.56
€8,725.54
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,062,701
|
|
pay 30.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.20
€5.91
|
$2.37
GNF20,453
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.87
|
$2.00
GNF17,235
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.83
€11.27
|
$1.16
GNF10,018
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.91
€34.20
|
$70.01
GNF603,335
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.10
€11.52
|
$4.63
GNF39,928
|
|
pay 59.8% less for clothing
|
France
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.62
€85.34
|
$20.00
GNF172,351
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
€35.95
|
$25.00
GNF215,439
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.52
€87.15
|
$30.00
GNF258,527
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.90
€120.83
|
$50.00
GNF430,878
|
|
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