Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 71.5% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Guinea instead of China, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
China
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.85
CN¥20.83
|
$6.43
GNF55,346
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.07
CN¥36.96
|
$10.77
GNF92,713
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.57
|
$1.56
GNF13,438
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.19
|
$1.20
GNF10,326
|
|
pay 71.0% more for groceries
|
China
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
CN¥11.61
|
$1.32
GNF11,365
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
CN¥42.69
|
$9.28
GNF79,847
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
CN¥50.05
|
$8.22
GNF70,702
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.60
CN¥11.65
|
$2.80
GNF24,109
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
CN¥11.24
|
$2.83
GNF24,395
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.56
|
$1.35
GNF11,587
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.18
|
$1.11
GNF9,513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
CN¥4.77
|
$0.92
GNF7,908
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
CN¥3.82
|
$1.28
GNF11,042
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
CN¥2.34
|
$0.72
GNF6,211
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
CN¥2.92
|
$0.72
GNF6,211
|
|
pay 76.2% more for transportation
|
China
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
CN¥32.43
|
$5.09
GNF43,762
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.47
CN¥163.95
|
$28.49
GNF245,154
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,071.53
CN¥139,153.54
|
$33,000.00
GNF283,962,357
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.97
CN¥29.00
|
$11.55
GNF99,387
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
China
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.70
CN¥85.33
|
$80.91
GNF696,213
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$328.33
CN¥2,395.63
|
$523.54
GNF4,505,013
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.78
CN¥1,501.45
|
$462.34
GNF3,978,359
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.46
CN¥295.20
|
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pay 65.1% less for childcare
|
China
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.70
CN¥3,354.14
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,318.08
CN¥133,656.04
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,981,962
|
|
pay 13.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
China
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
CN¥7.96
|
$2.37
GNF20,423
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.07
CN¥22.38
|
$2.00
GNF17,210
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.23
CN¥23.59
|
$1.16
GNF10,003
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.41
CN¥302.13
|
$70.01
GNF602,450
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
CN¥43.23
|
$4.63
GNF39,869
|
|
pay 43.0% less for clothing
|
China
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.23
CN¥351.87
|
$20.00
GNF172,098
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.67
CN¥231.09
|
$25.00
GNF215,123
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.53
CN¥529.18
|
$30.00
GNF258,148
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.53
CN¥551.13
|
$50.00
GNF430,246
|
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