Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 2.1 times more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 39.2% less for restaurants
|
Guinea
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.43
GNF55,594
|
$6.00
ETB728.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF93,129
|
$6.24
ETB757.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
GNF13,499
|
$0.78
ETB95.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,372
|
$0.50
ETB60.99
|
|
pay 0.2% more for groceries
|
Guinea
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
GNF11,416
|
$1.20
ETB145.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF80,205
|
$4.85
ETB589.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
GNF71,019
|
$6.08
ETB738.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
GNF24,217
|
$2.65
ETB321.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
GNF24,504
|
$5.65
ETB685.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
GNF11,639
|
$3.30
ETB401.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
GNF9,555
|
$0.51
ETB61.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
GNF7,943
|
$1.08
ETB130.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
GNF11,092
|
$0.39
ETB46.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
$0.31
ETB37.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
$0.79
ETB96.46
|
|
pay 40.4% less for transportation
|
Guinea
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
GNF43,958
|
$4.88
ETB592.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.49
GNF246,253
|
$10.00
ETB1,214.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
GNF285,235,707
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,036,634.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.55
GNF99,832
|
$3.67
ETB445.17
|
|
pay 42.1% more for housing
|
Guinea
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.91
GNF699,335
|
$171.17
ETB20,790.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,525,215
|
$645.10
ETB78,357.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$462.34
GNF3,996,199
|
$422.74
ETB51,348.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$124.84
ETB15,163.52
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for childcare
|
Guinea
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$81.47
ETB9,896.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF55,228,513
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,334,354.21
|
|
pay 43.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guinea
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,515
|
$1.00
ETB121.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,287
|
$1.15
ETB139.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.16
GNF10,048
|
$4.00
ETB485.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.01
GNF605,152
|
$90.59
ETB11,004.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF40,048
|
$6.70
ETB813.82
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
|
Guinea
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,870
|
$48.33
ETB5,870.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF216,088
|
$75.17
ETB9,130.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF259,305
|
$108.84
ETB13,220.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF432,175
|
$119.32
ETB14,493.46
|
|
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