Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 77.3% more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Kenya
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
KES420.49
|
$6.43
GNF55,427
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.64
KES730.52
|
$10.77
GNF92,849
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
KES71.19
|
$1.56
GNF13,458
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES58.89
|
$1.20
GNF10,341
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Kenya
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
KES64.95
|
$1.32
GNF11,382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.85
KES499.00
|
$9.28
GNF79,963
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.73
KES353.36
|
$8.22
GNF70,805
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
KES205.69
|
$2.80
GNF24,144
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
KES284.76
|
$2.83
GNF24,430
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
KES142.79
|
$1.35
GNF11,604
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES56.93
|
$1.11
GNF9,527
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
KES85.12
|
$0.92
GNF7,919
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES42.10
|
$1.28
GNF11,059
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
KES38.99
|
$0.72
GNF6,220
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
KES51.18
|
$0.72
GNF6,220
|
|
pay 21.3% more for transportation
|
Kenya
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.65
KES732.01
|
$5.09
GNF43,826
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.71
KES4,235.14
|
$28.49
GNF245,512
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,627.25
KES2,152,709.66
|
$33,000.00
GNF284,376,981
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.53
KES1,363.63
|
$11.55
GNF99,532
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Kenya
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.26
KES4,952.99
|
$80.91
GNF697,229
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.35
KES22,702.50
|
$523.54
GNF4,511,591
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.93
KES12,937.33
|
$462.34
GNF3,984,168
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.70
KES3,198.23
|
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pay 3.4% less for childcare
|
Kenya
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.79
KES17,581.18
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,611.54
KES855,987.86
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,062,243
|
|
pay 13.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kenya
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
KES258.00
|
$2.37
GNF20,453
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
KES279.92
|
$2.00
GNF17,235
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
KES379.16
|
$1.16
GNF10,018
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.98
KES3,752.29
|
$70.01
GNF603,330
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.33
KES819.60
|
$4.63
GNF39,927
|
|
pay 29.7% more for clothing
|
Kenya
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$12.19
KES1,578.05
|
$20.00
GNF172,350
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.75
KES2,557.01
|
$25.00
GNF215,437
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.28
KES4,568.07
|
$30.00
GNF258,525
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.91
KES4,519.69
|
$50.00
GNF430,874
|
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