Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 2.4 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 55.4% more for restaurants
|
Lesotho
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$6.43
GNF55,594
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL211.34
|
$10.77
GNF93,129
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.78
|
$1.56
GNF13,499
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.90
|
$1.20
GNF10,372
|
|
pay 57.7% more for groceries
|
Lesotho
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL14.98
|
$1.32
GNF11,416
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.70
|
$9.28
GNF80,205
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL66.58
|
$8.22
GNF71,019
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.30
|
$2.80
GNF24,217
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL56.42
|
$2.83
GNF24,504
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.10
|
$1.35
GNF11,639
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.34
|
$1.11
GNF9,555
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL18.02
|
$0.92
GNF7,943
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL21.16
|
$1.28
GNF11,092
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.13
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.54
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
pay 45.4% more for transportation
|
Lesotho
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL84.59
|
$5.09
GNF43,958
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL518.23
|
$28.49
GNF246,253
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL362,763.62
|
$33,000.00
GNF285,235,707
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL102.61
|
$11.55
GNF99,832
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
|
Lesotho
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL414.59
|
$80.91
GNF699,335
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,625.72
|
$523.54
GNF4,525,215
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,330.13
|
$462.34
GNF3,996,199
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? | ?? | |
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
|
Lesotho
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL535.51
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,383.86
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,228,513
|
|
pay 57.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lesotho
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL33.84
|
$2.37
GNF20,515
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.57
|
$2.00
GNF17,287
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL88.10
|
$1.16
GNF10,048
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL397.31
|
$70.01
GNF605,152
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.63
GNF40,048
|
|
pay 56.3% less for clothing
|
Lesotho
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL777.35
|
$20.00
GNF172,870
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL725.53
|
$25.00
GNF216,088
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,831.09
|
$30.00
GNF259,305
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,591.17
|
$50.00
GNF432,175
|
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