Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 71.8% more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Ghana
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.70
GHS54.14
|
$6.43
GNF55,346
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.51
GHS80.66
|
$10.77
GNF92,713
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
GHS8.70
|
$1.56
GNF13,438
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
GHS3.60
|
$1.20
GNF10,326
|
|
pay 40.5% more for groceries
|
Ghana
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
GHS22.28
|
$1.32
GNF11,365
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.18
GHS46.52
|
$9.28
GNF79,847
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.96
GHS131.21
|
$8.22
GNF70,702
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
GHS32.29
|
$2.80
GNF24,109
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
GHS30.45
|
$2.83
GNF24,395
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
GHS14.81
|
$1.35
GNF11,587
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
GHS7.08
|
$1.11
GNF9,513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.70
|
$0.92
GNF7,908
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GHS15.24
|
$1.28
GNF11,042
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
GHS14.34
|
$0.72
GNF6,211
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
GHS10.73
|
$0.72
GNF6,211
|
|
pay 87.1% more for transportation
|
Ghana
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
GHS61.96
|
$5.09
GNF43,762
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.38
GHS386.26
|
$28.49
GNF245,154
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,000.00
GHS117,130.40
|
$33,000.00
GNF283,962,357
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
GHS157.22
|
$11.55
GNF99,387
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Ghana
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.21
GHS632.66
|
$80.91
GNF696,213
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$627.15
GHS9,182.25
|
$523.54
GNF4,505,013
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.15
GHS1,642.06
|
$462.34
GNF3,978,359
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.41
GHS518.49
|
?? | |
pay 2.8% less for childcare
|
Ghana
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.02
GHS834.78
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,571.37
GHS96,213.35
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,981,962
|
|
pay 46.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ghana
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
GHS13.87
|
$2.37
GNF20,423
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
GHS24.68
|
$2.00
GNF17,210
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS17.52
|
$1.16
GNF10,003
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.36
GHS473.74
|
$70.01
GNF602,450
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.33
GHS136.62
|
$4.63
GNF39,869
|
|
pay 23.8% more for clothing
|
Ghana
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.87
GHS217.79
|
$20.00
GNF172,098
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.10
GHS294.32
|
$25.00
GNF215,123
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.71
GHS478.88
|
$30.00
GNF258,148
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.57
GHS506.09
|
$50.00
GNF430,246
|
|
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