Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 27.6% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Germany, you would:
pay 35.8% less for restaurants
|
Germany
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.04
€13.37
|
$6.43
GNF55,427
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.20
€9.71
|
$10.77
GNF92,849
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.67
|
$1.56
GNF13,458
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
€2.29
|
$1.20
GNF10,341
|
|
pay 4.6% more for groceries
|
Germany
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
€1.93
|
$1.32
GNF11,382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.71
€6.39
|
$9.28
GNF79,964
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
€4.17
|
$8.22
GNF70,806
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.24
|
$2.80
GNF24,144
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.24
€5.94
|
$2.83
GNF24,430
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.21
|
$1.35
GNF11,604
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.67
|
$1.11
GNF9,527
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$0.92
GNF7,919
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
€2.00
|
$1.28
GNF11,059
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.63
|
$0.72
GNF6,220
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.66
|
$0.72
GNF6,220
|
|
pay 27.4% less for transportation
|
Germany
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.73
|
$5.09
GNF43,826
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.96
€50.43
|
$28.49
GNF245,514
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,807.86
€27,430.84
|
$33,000.00
GNF284,379,345
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.02
€21.92
|
$11.55
GNF99,533
|
|
pay 2.6% more for housing
|
Germany
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
€45.91
|
$80.91
GNF697,235
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$790.39
€752.61
|
$523.54
GNF4,511,629
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.27
€595.39
|
$462.34
GNF3,984,201
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.06
€219.07
|
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pay 48.1% less for childcare
|
Germany
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$458.39
€436.48
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,308.95
€11,720.58
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,062,701
|
|
pay 29.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Germany
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
€4.21
|
$2.37
GNF20,453
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.32
|
$2.00
GNF17,235
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.74
€8.32
|
$1.16
GNF10,018
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.01
€34.29
|
$70.01
GNF603,335
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.80
€12.19
|
$4.63
GNF39,928
|
|
pay 60.3% less for clothing
|
Germany
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.34
€78.40
|
$20.00
GNF172,351
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.78
€38.83
|
$25.00
GNF215,439
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.59
€87.21
|
$30.00
GNF258,527
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.43
€117.53
|
$50.00
GNF430,878
|
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