Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 27.6% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 74.6% more for restaurants
|
Namibia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.95
NAD145.12
|
$6.43
GNF55,594
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
NAD77.20
|
$10.77
GNF93,129
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD15.20
|
$1.56
GNF13,499
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.47
|
$1.20
GNF10,372
|
|
pay 43.1% more for groceries
|
Namibia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
NAD15.98
|
$1.32
GNF11,416
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.33
NAD60.85
|
$9.28
GNF80,205
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
NAD93.35
|
$8.22
GNF71,019
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
NAD46.81
|
$2.80
GNF24,217
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD42.52
|
$2.83
GNF24,504
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.49
|
$1.35
GNF11,639
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
NAD13.98
|
$1.11
GNF9,555
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD13.01
|
$0.92
GNF7,943
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NAD15.18
|
$1.28
GNF11,092
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.69
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD17.02
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
pay 41.0% more for transportation
|
Namibia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
NAD87.06
|
$5.09
GNF43,958
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD621.95
|
$28.49
GNF246,253
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,621.70
NAD285,059.89
|
$33,000.00
GNF285,235,707
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD129.57
|
$11.55
GNF99,832
|
|
pay 27.8% more for housing
|
Namibia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.90
NAD1,166.02
|
$80.91
GNF699,335
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$452.24
NAD8,252.34
|
$523.54
GNF4,525,215
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.15
NAD5,987.98
|
$462.34
GNF3,996,199
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.47
NAD939.19
|
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pay 20.5% more for childcare
|
Namibia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD3,092.47
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD96,759.69
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,228,513
|
|
pay 21.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Namibia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
NAD27.21
|
$2.37
GNF20,515
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
NAD32.94
|
$2.00
GNF17,287
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.97
NAD54.16
|
$1.16
GNF10,048
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.72
NAD633.52
|
$70.01
GNF605,152
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
NAD89.41
|
$4.63
GNF40,048
|
|
pay 34.8% less for clothing
|
Namibia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD684.14
|
$20.00
GNF172,870
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD492.12
|
$25.00
GNF216,088
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,278.45
|
$30.00
GNF259,305
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.59
NAD1,269.81
|
$50.00
GNF432,175
|
|
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