Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 52.3% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Rwanda
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,471
|
$6.43
GNF55,427
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,445
|
$10.77
GNF92,849
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,225
|
$1.56
GNF13,458
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF646
|
$1.20
GNF10,341
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Rwanda
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,382
|
$1.32
GNF11,382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,094
|
$9.28
GNF79,963
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,639
|
$8.22
GNF70,805
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,285
|
$2.80
GNF24,144
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,004
|
$2.83
GNF24,430
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,887
|
$1.35
GNF11,604
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF715
|
$1.11
GNF9,527
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,177
|
$0.92
GNF7,919
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF662
|
$1.28
GNF11,059
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF308
|
$0.72
GNF6,220
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF445
|
$0.72
GNF6,220
|
|
pay 20.6% more for transportation
|
Rwanda
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,137
|
$5.09
GNF43,826
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF33,780
|
$28.49
GNF245,512
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,315,727
|
$33,000.00
GNF284,376,981
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF16,890
|
$11.55
GNF99,532
|
|
pay 95.3% more for housing
|
Rwanda
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF35,891
|
$80.91
GNF697,229
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF670,636
|
$523.54
GNF4,511,591
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF372,575
|
$462.34
GNF3,984,168
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,154
|
?? | |
pay 33.5% less for childcare
|
Rwanda
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF204,668
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,164,329
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,062,243
|
|
pay 41.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rwanda
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,490
|
$2.37
GNF20,453
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,036
|
$2.00
GNF17,235
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,229
|
$1.16
GNF10,018
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF43,605
|
$70.01
GNF603,330
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF4,968
|
$4.63
GNF39,927
|
|
pay 26.7% more for clothing
|
Rwanda
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF22,851
|
$20.00
GNF172,350
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF29,806
|
$25.00
GNF215,437
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,430
|
$30.00
GNF258,525
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,053
|
$50.00
GNF430,874
|
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