Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 2.5 times more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Tunisia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.13
TND9.900
|
$6.43
GNF55,594
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.25
TND13.440
|
$10.77
GNF93,129
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
TND1.980
|
$1.56
GNF13,499
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
TND0.860
|
$1.20
GNF10,372
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Tunisia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
$1.32
GNF11,416
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.92
TND15.580
|
$9.28
GNF80,205
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.78
TND5.640
|
$8.22
GNF71,019
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.630
|
$2.80
GNF24,217
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.480
|
$2.83
GNF24,504
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
TND2.430
|
$1.35
GNF11,639
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
TND4.210
|
$1.11
GNF9,555
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
TND1.520
|
$0.92
GNF7,943
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.950
|
$1.28
GNF11,092
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.860
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.720
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Tunisia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.00
TND9.480
|
$5.09
GNF43,958
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.30
TND29.440
|
$28.49
GNF246,253
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,666.41
TND112,865.580
|
$33,000.00
GNF285,235,707
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.64
TND8.350
|
$11.55
GNF99,832
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Tunisia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.29
TND54.710
|
$80.91
GNF699,335
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$193.39
TND611.970
|
$523.54
GNF4,525,215
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.14
TND411.830
|
$462.34
GNF3,996,199
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.79
TND103.780
|
?? | |
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Tunisia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.96
TND249.870
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,865.54
TND5,903.460
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,228,513
|
|
pay 65.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunisia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
TND4.340
|
$2.37
GNF20,515
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.81
TND2.560
|
$2.00
GNF17,287
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
TND10.190
|
$1.16
GNF10,048
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.05
TND85.590
|
$70.01
GNF605,152
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
TND12.910
|
$4.63
GNF40,048
|
|
pay 46.9% less for clothing
|
Tunisia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.55
TND115.650
|
$20.00
GNF172,870
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.85
TND160.900
|
$25.00
GNF216,088
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.17
TND285.330
|
$30.00
GNF259,305
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.30
TND209.790
|
$50.00
GNF432,175
|
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