Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 5.7% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 13.7% less for restaurants
|
Guinea
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.43
GNF55,594
|
$8.83
MX$179.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF93,129
|
$7.25
MX$147.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
GNF13,499
|
$1.11
MX$22.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,372
|
$0.84
MX$17.00
|
|
pay 14.1% less for groceries
|
Guinea
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
GNF11,416
|
$2.35
MX$47.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF80,205
|
$3.62
MX$73.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
GNF71,019
|
$5.17
MX$105.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
GNF24,217
|
$2.18
MX$44.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
GNF24,504
|
$3.12
MX$63.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
GNF11,639
|
$1.08
MX$22.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
GNF9,555
|
$0.57
MX$11.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
GNF7,943
|
$0.71
MX$14.38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
GNF11,092
|
$0.70
MX$14.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
$0.81
MX$16.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
$0.73
MX$14.94
|
|
pay 6.0% less for transportation
|
Guinea
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
GNF43,958
|
$4.48
MX$91.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.49
GNF246,253
|
$26.30
MX$535.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
GNF285,235,707
|
$19,957.31
MX$406,034.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.55
GNF99,832
|
$15.63
MX$317.93
|
|
pay 31.9% less for housing
|
Guinea
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.91
GNF699,335
|
$26.71
MX$543.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,525,215
|
$486.26
MX$9,893.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$462.34
GNF3,996,199
|
$362.30
MX$7,371.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
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$44.69
MX$909.18
|
|
pay 34.8% less for childcare
|
Guinea
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$205.12
MX$4,173.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF55,228,513
|
$4,165.20
MX$84,741.61
|
|
pay 40.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guinea
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,515
|
$2.16
MX$43.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,287
|
$2.84
MX$57.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.16
GNF10,048
|
$3.78
MX$76.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.01
GNF605,152
|
$33.67
MX$684.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF40,048
|
$4.39
MX$89.32
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Guinea
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,870
|
$45.84
MX$932.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF216,088
|
$36.33
MX$739.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF259,305
|
$82.04
MX$1,669.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF432,175
|
$76.65
MX$1,559.39
|
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