Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 13.3% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Finland, you would:
pay 31.6% less for restaurants
|
Finland
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.18
€13.59
|
$6.43
GNF55,346
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€10.01
|
$10.77
GNF92,713
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.47
|
$1.56
GNF13,438
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.79
|
$1.20
GNF10,326
|
|
pay 19.4% more for groceries
|
Finland
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.19
|
$1.32
GNF11,365
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
€3.54
|
$9.28
GNF79,847
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€4.09
|
$8.22
GNF70,702
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.89
|
$2.80
GNF24,109
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
€5.16
|
$2.83
GNF24,395
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$1.35
GNF11,587
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.78
|
$1.11
GNF9,513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.94
|
$0.92
GNF7,908
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.60
|
$1.28
GNF11,042
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.54
|
$0.72
GNF6,211
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.72
|
$0.72
GNF6,211
|
|
pay 29.9% less for transportation
|
Finland
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.33
|
$5.09
GNF43,762
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.52
€58.02
|
$28.49
GNF245,154
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,800.37
€30,489.34
|
$33,000.00
GNF283,962,357
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.35
€17.60
|
$11.55
GNF99,387
|
|
pay 70.5% more for housing
|
Finland
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.24
€21.33
|
$80.91
GNF696,213
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$734.49
€704.20
|
$523.54
GNF4,505,013
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.75
€579.82
|
$462.34
GNF3,978,359
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.90
€92.91
|
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pay 26.5% less for childcare
|
Finland
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.42
€279.40
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,693.67
€8,335.26
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,981,962
|
|
pay 42.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.29
€6.99
|
$2.37
GNF20,423
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€4.04
|
$2.00
GNF17,210
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.54
€10.10
|
$1.16
GNF10,003
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€40.01
|
$70.01
GNF602,450
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.60
€14.95
|
$4.63
GNF39,869
|
|
pay 52.6% less for clothing
|
Finland
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.15
€72.05
|
$20.00
GNF172,098
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.18
€29.90
|
$25.00
GNF215,123
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.09
€78.71
|
$30.00
GNF258,148
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.56
€104.09
|
$50.00
GNF430,246
|
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