Cost of living comparison
Italy is 58.8% more expensive than Guinea.
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
GNF55,594
|
$16.15
€15.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF93,129
|
$10.06
€9.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
GNF13,499
|
$2.55
€2.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,372
|
$1.22
€1.16
|
|
pay 5.7% more for groceries
|
Guinea
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
GNF11,416
|
$2.04
€1.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF80,205
|
$6.83
€6.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
GNF71,019
|
$5.53
€5.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
GNF24,217
|
$3.41
€3.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
GNF24,504
|
$5.05
€4.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
GNF11,639
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
GNF9,555
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
GNF7,943
|
$1.04
€0.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
GNF11,092
|
$1.31
€1.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
$0.76
€0.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
pay 32.3% more for transportation
|
Guinea
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
GNF43,958
|
$7.22
€6.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.49
GNF246,253
|
$38.81
€36.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
GNF285,235,707
|
$28,223.13
€26,765.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.55
GNF99,832
|
$19.13
€18.14
|
|
pay 9.4% less for housing
|
Guinea
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.91
GNF699,335
|
$28.87
€27.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,525,215
|
$656.19
€622.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$462.34
GNF3,996,199
|
$511.91
€485.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$150.39
€142.63
|
|
pay 48.1% more for childcare
|
Guinea
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$508.72
€482.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF55,228,513
|
$9,465.55
€8,976.76
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Guinea
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,515
|
$5.01
€4.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,287
|
$1.69
€1.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.16
GNF10,048
|
$6.20
€5.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.01
GNF605,152
|
$52.12
€49.43
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF40,048
|
$9.39
€8.91
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Guinea
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,870
|
$78.41
€74.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF216,088
|
$33.87
€32.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF259,305
|
$86.07
€81.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF432,175
|
$115.43
€109.47
|
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