Guinea vs Senegal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guinea Senegal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$1250
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2332
$2877
🏠 One person rent
$520
$616
🏘️ Family rent
$846
$997
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$405
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.7
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1668
$183
💸 GDP per capita
$1695
$1773
😃 Human freedom index
5.26
6.49
❤️ Life expectancy
60.7
68.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
46
🌐 English speaking %
1%
2%
🎓 Higher education
8
58
😀 Quality of life
30
34
🏙️ Population
14.8M
18.5M

The average cost of living in Guinea ($1037) is 17% less expensive than in Senegal ($1250). Guinea ranked 95th vs 61st for Senegal in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guinea compared to 0.1 months in Senegal. Ranked 157th and 145th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Guinea vs Senegal

We calculate prices for Guinea and Senegal as a population-weighted mean of 7 and 9 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Guinea Senegal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.15
$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$51.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.81
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$2.66
 Cappuccino
$3.41
$4.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$617
$707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$404
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1740
$2069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$864
$887
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$80.1
$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.21%
8.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$167
$2801
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$1496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.93
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.63
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.42
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.42
$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.2
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.65
$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.12
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.6
$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.2
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6318
$7797

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Cities Comparison in Guinea vs Senegal

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Guinea

City Cost of living Population
Conakry
$1058
1.67M
Mamou
$1016
376K
Nzerekore
$999
280K
Gueckedou
$1004
222K
Boffa
$990
27K
Kankan
$1001
191K
Forecariah
$993
23K

In Senegal

City Cost of living Population
Dakar
$1320
1.44M
Thies
$1236
391K
Rufisque
$1229
295K
Saint-Louis
$1147
259K
Ziguinchor
$1108
205K
Kaolack
$1178
172K
Louga
$1145
113K
Kolda
$1127
62.3K
Fatick
$1176
39.4K