Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 34.0% more expensive than Mali overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 68.2% more in Guinea
- Groceries
-
pay 10.1% more in Guinea
- Transportation
-
pay 7.3% less in Guinea
- Housing
-
pay 96.1% more in Guinea
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.1% more in Guinea
The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Guinea are more expensive than in Mali. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Guinea.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Mali, you would:
pay 68.2% more for restaurants
|
Mali
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA3,872
|
$6.43
GNF55,563
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA3,710
|
$10.77
GNF93,076
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA446
|
$1.56
GNF13,491
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA335
|
$1.20
GNF10,366
|
|
pay 10.1% more for groceries
|
Mali
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA637
|
$1.32
GNF11,410
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$9.28
GNF80,159
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,465
|
$8.22
GNF70,979
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,806
|
$2.80
GNF24,203
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,465
|
$2.83
GNF24,490
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.35
GNF11,633
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA289
|
$1.11
GNF9,550
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA578
|
$0.92
GNF7,939
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA578
|
$1.28
GNF11,086
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.72
GNF6,236
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA433
|
$0.72
GNF6,236
|
|
pay 7.3% less for transportation
|
Mali
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,167
|
$5.09
GNF43,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.49
GNF246,114
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,000.00
GNF285,074,539
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.55
GNF99,776
|
|
pay 96.1% more for housing
|
Mali
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA23,833
|
$80.91
GNF698,940
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$523.54
GNF4,522,658
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$462.34
GNF3,993,941
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? | ?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mali
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,389.60
GNF55,197,307
|
pay 3.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mali
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,378
|
$2.37
GNF20,503
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,091
|
$2.00
GNF17,277
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA539
|
$1.16
GNF10,042
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA38,933
|
$70.01
GNF604,810
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,276
|
$4.63
GNF40,025
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Mali
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$20.00
GNF172,772
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$25.00
GNF215,966
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$30.00
GNF259,159
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$50.00
GNF431,931
|
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