Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 60.5% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 12.7% more for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
$5.00
GNF43,068
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
$10.77
GNF92,808
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
$1.37
GNF11,839
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
$1.20
GNF10,336
|
|
pay 95.3% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
$0.73
GNF6,298
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
$9.28
GNF79,928
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
$8.54
GNF73,555
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
$2.27
GNF19,539
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
$3.52
GNF30,280
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
$1.08
GNF9,299
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
$1.09
GNF9,400
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
$0.70
GNF6,013
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
$0.99
GNF8,550
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
$0.74
GNF6,396
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
$0.74
GNF6,396
|
|
pay 35.8% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
$4.77
GNF41,090
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
?? | |
pay 19.4% more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
$90.45
GNF779,146
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
$523.54
GNF4,509,607
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
$387.45
GNF3,337,334
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
$61.18
GNF526,955
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
$1,500.00
GNF12,920,543
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,038,032
|
|
pay 10.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
$2.37
GNF20,444
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
$2.00
GNF17,227
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
$1.08
GNF9,313
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
$55.02
GNF473,912
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
$4.63
GNF39,910
|
|
pay 59.2% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
$20.00
GNF172,274
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
$25.00
GNF215,342
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
$30.00
GNF258,411
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
$50.00
GNF430,685
|
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