Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 29.1% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Guinea instead of United States, you would:
pay 37.9% less for restaurants
United States
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.02
|
$5.00
GNF42,931
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.37
|
$10.77
GNF92,512
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$1.37
GNF11,802
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
|
$1.20
GNF10,304
|
|
pay 18.3% less for groceries
United States
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.43
|
$0.73
GNF6,278
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
|
$9.28
GNF79,673
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
|
$8.54
GNF73,320
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
|
$2.27
GNF19,477
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.12
|
$3.52
GNF30,184
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$1.08
GNF9,269
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$1.09
GNF9,370
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$0.70
GNF5,994
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$0.99
GNF8,523
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$0.74
GNF6,376
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.74
GNF6,376
|
|
pay 32.1% more for transportation
United States
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$4.77
GNF40,959
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.73
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,580.82
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.71
|
?? | |
pay 41.2% less for housing
United States
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.34
|
$90.45
GNF776,664
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,635.84
|
$523.54
GNF4,495,240
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,397.18
|
$387.45
GNF3,326,702
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.42
|
$61.18
GNF525,277
|
|
pay 30.3% less for childcare
United States
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,344.29
|
$1,500.00
GNF12,879,379
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,001.10
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,862,684
|
|
pay 52.9% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.73
|
$2.37
GNF20,379
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.97
|
$2.00
GNF17,172
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
|
$1.08
GNF9,284
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.32
|
$55.02
GNF472,402
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.21
|
$4.63
GNF39,783
|
|
pay 54.9% less for clothing
United States
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
|
$20.00
GNF171,725
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.92
|
$25.00
GNF214,656
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.55
|
$30.00
GNF257,588
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.11
|
$50.00
GNF429,313
|
|
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