Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 69.3% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 21.7% less for restaurants
|
Guinea
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.43
GNF55,346
|
$8.01
AED29.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,713
|
$8.22
AED30.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
GNF13,438
|
$1.02
AED3.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,326
|
$0.57
AED2.09
|
|
pay 25.0% less for groceries
|
Guinea
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
GNF11,365
|
$1.26
AED4.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,847
|
$5.08
AED18.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
GNF70,702
|
$6.80
AED24.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
GNF24,109
|
$2.47
AED9.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
GNF24,395
|
$3.33
AED12.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
GNF11,587
|
$0.94
AED3.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
GNF9,513
|
$0.74
AED2.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
GNF7,908
|
$0.72
AED2.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
GNF11,042
|
$0.56
AED2.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,211
|
$0.45
AED1.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,211
|
$0.47
AED1.74
|
|
pay 8.0% more for transportation
|
Guinea
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
GNF43,762
|
$3.06
AED11.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.49
GNF245,154
|
$48.60
AED178.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
GNF283,962,357
|
$42,240.06
AED155,148.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.55
GNF99,387
|
$8.46
AED31.07
|
|
pay 99.4% more for housing
|
Guinea
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.91
GNF696,213
|
$95.75
AED351.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,505,013
|
$1,395.59
AED5,126.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$462.34
GNF3,978,359
|
$985.52
AED3,619.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
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$115.48
AED424.15
|
|
pay 27.7% more for childcare
|
Guinea
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$507.75
AED1,864.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF54,981,962
|
$8,162.28
AED29,980.14
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Guinea
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,423
|
$10.55
AED38.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,210
|
$5.03
AED18.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.16
GNF10,003
|
$6.23
AED22.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.01
GNF602,450
|
$84.91
AED311.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,869
|
$12.83
AED47.13
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
|
Guinea
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,098
|
$64.14
AED235.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF215,123
|
$64.91
AED238.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF258,148
|
$93.31
AED342.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF430,246
|
$96.50
AED354.43
|
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