Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 41.2% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 9.3% more for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
$6.43
GNF55,594
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
$10.77
GNF93,129
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
$1.56
GNF13,499
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
$1.20
GNF10,372
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,943
|
$1.32
GNF11,416
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP373,099
|
$9.28
GNF80,205
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP498,856
|
$8.22
GNF71,019
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP194,448
|
$2.80
GNF24,217
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP294,473
|
$2.83
GNF24,504
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,432
|
$1.35
GNF11,639
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,151
|
$1.11
GNF9,555
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,945
|
$0.92
GNF7,943
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,958
|
$1.28
GNF11,092
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,449
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,312
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP313,507
|
$5.09
GNF43,958
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
$28.49
GNF246,253
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,357,598,761
|
$33,000.00
GNF285,235,707
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
$11.55
GNF99,832
|
pay 80.4% more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
$80.91
GNF699,335
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,378,330
|
$523.54
GNF4,525,215
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,874,321
|
$462.34
GNF3,996,199
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
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pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,785,946
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP274,429,485
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,228,513
|
|
pay 2.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
$2.37
GNF20,515
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,645
|
$2.00
GNF17,287
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
$1.16
GNF10,048
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,540,140
|
$70.01
GNF605,152
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP606,240
|
$4.63
GNF40,048
|
|
pay 58.8% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,080,064
|
$20.00
GNF172,870
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
$25.00
GNF216,088
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,373,218
|
$30.00
GNF259,305
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,339,805
|
$50.00
GNF432,175
|
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