Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 30.8% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Guinea instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 55.8% more for restaurants
|
South Africa
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.97
ZAR163.32
|
$6.43
GNF55,594
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
ZAR86.84
|
$10.77
GNF93,129
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
ZAR17.37
|
$1.56
GNF13,499
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
ZAR13.49
|
$1.20
GNF10,372
|
|
pay 63.7% more for groceries
|
South Africa
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
ZAR18.03
|
$1.32
GNF11,416
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
ZAR66.90
|
$9.28
GNF80,205
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.20
ZAR76.42
|
$8.22
GNF71,019
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ZAR40.54
|
$2.80
GNF24,217
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.03
ZAR36.92
|
$2.83
GNF24,504
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.32
|
$1.35
GNF11,639
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.24
|
$1.11
GNF9,555
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.69
|
$0.92
GNF7,943
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.72
|
$1.28
GNF11,092
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ZAR10.08
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.08
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
pay 12.9% more for transportation
|
South Africa
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
ZAR90.81
|
$5.09
GNF43,958
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.31
ZAR952.22
|
$28.49
GNF246,253
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,607.77
ZAR375,125.24
|
$33,000.00
GNF285,235,707
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.55
ZAR155.62
|
$11.55
GNF99,832
|
|
pay 58.1% more for housing
|
South Africa
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.37
ZAR753.05
|
$80.91
GNF699,335
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$382.55
ZAR6,963.66
|
$523.54
GNF4,525,215
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.35
ZAR5,940.53
|
$462.34
GNF3,996,199
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.40
ZAR1,463.50
|
?? | |
pay 58.4% more for childcare
|
South Africa
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$174.12
ZAR3,169.46
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,033.53
ZAR73,422.70
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,228,513
|
|
pay 13.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
South Africa
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
ZAR38.37
|
$2.37
GNF20,515
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.88
ZAR34.27
|
$2.00
GNF17,287
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.90
ZAR52.87
|
$1.16
GNF10,048
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.50
ZAR537.00
|
$70.01
GNF605,152
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
ZAR120.52
|
$4.63
GNF40,048
|
|
pay 46.4% less for clothing
|
South Africa
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.72
ZAR868.56
|
$20.00
GNF172,870
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.06
ZAR583.57
|
$25.00
GNF216,088
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.39
ZAR1,645.36
|
$30.00
GNF259,305
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.37
ZAR1,481.13
|
$50.00
GNF432,175
|
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