Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 31.1% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 24.0% less for restaurants
|
Guinea
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.43
GNF55,594
|
$7.50
SVC65.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF93,129
|
$6.33
SVC55.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
GNF13,499
|
$0.96
SVC8.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,372
|
$0.81
SVC7.09
|
|
pay 4.1% more for groceries
|
Guinea
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
GNF11,416
|
$2.12
SVC18.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF80,205
|
$3.24
SVC28.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
GNF71,019
|
$6.95
SVC61.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
GNF24,217
|
$2.80
SVC24.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
GNF24,504
|
$2.68
SVC23.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
GNF11,639
|
$1.44
SVC12.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
GNF9,555
|
$0.77
SVC6.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
GNF7,943
|
$1.17
SVC10.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
GNF11,092
|
$1.22
SVC10.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
$0.99
SVC8.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
$0.98
SVC8.56
|
|
pay 23.8% more for transportation
|
Guinea
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
GNF43,958
|
$3.80
SVC33.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.49
GNF246,253
|
$20.00
SVC175.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
GNF285,235,707
|
$24,333.33
SVC213,555.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.55
GNF99,832
|
$31.95
SVC280.42
|
|
pay 7.6% less for housing
|
Guinea
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.91
GNF699,335
|
$42.14
SVC369.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,525,215
|
$652.78
SVC5,728.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$462.34
GNF3,996,199
|
$463.89
SVC4,071.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$69.00
SVC605.59
|
|
pay 10.2% less for childcare
|
Guinea
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$160.29
SVC1,406.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF55,228,513
|
$5,740.67
SVC50,381.55
|
|
pay 45.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guinea
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,515
|
$2.00
SVC17.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,287
|
$2.82
SVC24.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.16
GNF10,048
|
$4.00
SVC35.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.01
GNF605,152
|
$30.22
SVC265.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF40,048
|
$5.33
SVC46.81
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
|
Guinea
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,870
|
$72.14
SVC633.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF216,088
|
$47.86
SVC420.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF259,305
|
$112.14
SVC984.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF432,175
|
$108.33
SVC950.76
|
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