Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 56.3% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Swaziland
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.07
SZL54.91
|
$6.43
GNF55,427
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.33
SZL41.69
|
$10.77
GNF92,849
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
SZL16.61
|
$1.56
GNF13,458
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
SZL9.83
|
$1.20
GNF10,341
|
|
pay 90.9% more for groceries
|
Swaziland
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
SZL13.57
|
$1.32
GNF11,382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
SZL86.93
|
$9.28
GNF79,964
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.01
SZL71.85
|
$8.22
GNF70,806
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
SZL30.51
|
$2.80
GNF24,144
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
SZL35.22
|
$2.83
GNF24,430
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
SZL13.46
|
$1.35
GNF11,604
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
SZL6.00
|
$1.11
GNF9,527
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.69
|
$0.92
GNF7,919
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
SZL11.38
|
$1.28
GNF11,059
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SZL8.11
|
$0.72
GNF6,220
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SZL9.49
|
$0.72
GNF6,220
|
|
pay 10.3% more for transportation
|
Swaziland
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SZL84.84
|
$5.09
GNF43,826
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.82
SZL533.85
|
$28.49
GNF245,514
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,039.98
SZL305,057.38
|
$33,000.00
GNF284,379,345
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.84
SZL462.60
|
$11.55
GNF99,533
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Swaziland
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.61
SZL1,031.38
|
$80.91
GNF697,235
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$227.20
SZL4,067.43
|
$523.54
GNF4,511,629
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$184.60
SZL3,304.79
|
$462.34
GNF3,984,201
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.36
SZL1,062.72
|
?? | |
pay 26.9% more for childcare
|
Swaziland
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.26
SZL2,296.13
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,035.74
SZL90,152.14
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,062,701
|
|
pay 32.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Swaziland
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
SZL33.05
|
$2.37
GNF20,453
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SZL31.18
|
$2.00
GNF17,235
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
SZL45.76
|
$1.16
GNF10,018
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.40
SZL508.43
|
$70.01
GNF603,335
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
SZL66.10
|
$4.63
GNF39,928
|
|
pay 38.4% less for clothing
|
Swaziland
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL933.90
|
$20.00
GNF172,351
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.67
SZL423.69
|
$25.00
GNF215,439
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.84
SZL1,321.92
|
$30.00
GNF258,527
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.58
SZL1,442.58
|
$50.00
GNF430,878
|
|
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