Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 27.6% more expensive than Namibia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 74.6% more in Guinea
- Groceries
-
pay 43.1% more in Guinea
- Transportation
-
pay 41.0% more in Guinea
- Housing
-
pay 27.8% more in Guinea
- Childcare
-
pay 20.5% more in Guinea
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 21.1% more in Guinea
- Clothing
-
pay 34.8% less in Guinea
The cost of restaurants, groceries, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Guinea are more expensive than in 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
NAD144.51
|
$6.43
GNF55,604
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
NAD76.88
|
$10.77
GNF93,145
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD15.14
|
$1.56
GNF13,501
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.42
|
$1.20
GNF10,374
|
|
pay 43.1% more for groceries
|
Namibia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
NAD15.91
|
$1.32
GNF11,418
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.33
NAD60.60
|
$9.28
GNF80,218
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
NAD92.96
|
$8.22
GNF71,031
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
NAD46.62
|
$2.80
GNF24,221
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD42.34
|
$2.83
GNF24,508
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.43
|
$1.35
GNF11,641
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
NAD13.92
|
$1.11
GNF9,557
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD12.95
|
$0.92
GNF7,944
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NAD15.12
|
$1.28
GNF11,094
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.62
|
$0.72
GNF6,240
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD16.95
|
$0.72
GNF6,240
|
|
pay 41.0% more for transportation
|
Namibia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
NAD86.70
|
$5.09
GNF43,966
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD619.34
|
$28.49
GNF246,295
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,621.70
NAD283,865.31
|
$33,000.00
GNF285,283,792
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD129.03
|
$11.55
GNF99,849
|
|
pay 27.8% more for housing
|
Namibia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.90
NAD1,161.14
|
$80.91
GNF699,453
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$452.24
NAD8,217.76
|
$523.54
GNF4,525,978
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.15
NAD5,962.89
|
$462.34
GNF3,996,872
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.47
NAD935.25
|
?? | |
pay 20.5% more for childcare
|
Namibia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD3,079.51
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD96,354.21
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,237,824
|
|
pay 21.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Namibia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
NAD27.10
|
$2.37
GNF20,518
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
NAD32.80
|
$2.00
GNF17,290
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.97
NAD53.93
|
$1.16
GNF10,050
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.72
NAD630.87
|
$70.01
GNF605,254
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
NAD89.03
|
$4.63
GNF40,055
|
|
pay 34.8% less for clothing
|
Namibia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD681.28
|
$20.00
GNF172,899
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD490.05
|
$25.00
GNF216,124
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,273.09
|
$30.00
GNF259,349
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.59
NAD1,264.49
|
$50.00
GNF432,248
|
|
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