Cost of living comparison
Italy is 58.8% more expensive than Guinea overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 52.4% more in Italy
- Groceries
-
pay 5.7% more in Italy
- Transportation
-
pay 32.3% more in Italy
- Housing
-
pay 9.4% less in Italy
- Childcare
-
pay 48.1% more in Italy
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.2 times more in Italy
- Clothing
-
pay 2.6 times more in Italy
The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, transportation, and groceries in Italy are more expensive than in Guinea. Notably, clothing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Italy.
If you lived in Italy instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 52.4% more for restaurants
|
Guinea
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.43
GNF55,637
|
$16.15
€14.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF93,200
|
$10.06
€8.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
GNF13,509
|
$2.55
€2.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,380
|
$1.22
€1.07
|
|
pay 5.7% more for groceries
|
Guinea
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
GNF11,425
|
$2.04
€1.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF80,266
|
$6.83
€6.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
GNF71,073
|
$5.53
€4.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
GNF24,235
|
$3.41
€2.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
GNF24,523
|
$5.05
€4.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
GNF11,648
|
$0.97
€0.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
GNF9,563
|
$0.85
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
GNF7,949
|
$1.04
€0.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
GNF11,100
|
$1.31
€1.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,244
|
$0.76
€0.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,244
|
$0.71
€0.62
|
|
pay 32.3% more for transportation
|
Guinea
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
GNF43,992
|
$7.22
€6.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.49
GNF246,441
|
$38.81
€34.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
GNF285,452,859
|
$28,223.13
€24,817.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.55
GNF99,908
|
$19.13
€16.82
|
|
pay 9.4% less for housing
|
Guinea
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.91
GNF699,867
|
$28.87
€25.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,528,660
|
$656.19
€577.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$462.34
GNF3,999,241
|
$511.91
€450.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$150.39
€132.24
|
|
pay 48.1% more for childcare
|
Guinea
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$508.72
€447.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF55,270,559
|
$9,465.55
€8,323.25
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Guinea
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,530
|
$5.01
€4.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,300
|
$1.69
€1.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.16
GNF10,055
|
$6.20
€5.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.01
GNF605,612
|
$52.12
€45.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF40,078
|
$9.39
€8.26
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Guinea
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF173,002
|
$78.41
€68.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF216,252
|
$33.87
€29.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF259,503
|
$86.07
€75.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF432,504
|
$115.43
€101.50
|
|
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