Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 3.8 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
$5.00
GNF43,068
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
$10.77
GNF92,808
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SOS407
|
$1.37
GNF11,839
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$1.20
GNF10,336
|
|
pay 45.3% more for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
$0.73
GNF6,298
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
$9.28
GNF79,928
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
$8.54
GNF73,555
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
$2.27
GNF19,539
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
$3.52
GNF30,280
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS986
|
$1.08
GNF9,299
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS504
|
$1.09
GNF9,400
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS751
|
$0.70
GNF6,013
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.99
GNF8,550
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SOS347
|
$0.74
GNF6,396
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.74
GNF6,396
|
|
pay 16.9% more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
$4.77
GNF41,090
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
?? | |
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
$90.45
GNF779,146
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
$523.54
GNF4,509,607
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
$387.45
GNF3,337,334
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
$61.18
GNF526,955
|
|
pay 17.0 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
$1,500.00
GNF12,920,543
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,038,032
|
|
pay 9.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
$2.37
GNF20,444
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
SOS698
|
$2.00
GNF17,227
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
$1.08
GNF9,313
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
$55.02
GNF473,912
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
$4.63
GNF39,910
|
|
pay 10.2% more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
$20.00
GNF172,274
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
$25.00
GNF215,342
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
$30.00
GNF258,411
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
$50.00
GNF430,685
|
|
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