Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.3 times more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 81.7% more for restaurants
|
Guinea
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF43,068
|
$18.07
£13.98
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,808
|
$8.96
£6.93
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,839
|
$2.14
£1.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,336
|
$1.52
£1.18
|
|
pay 12.1% more for groceries
|
Guinea
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
GNF6,298
|
$1.46
£1.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,928
|
$4.24
£3.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
GNF73,555
|
$5.75
£4.45
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
GNF19,539
|
$3.68
£2.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
GNF30,280
|
$3.66
£2.83
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
GNF9,299
|
$1.20
£0.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
GNF9,400
|
$0.67
£0.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
GNF6,013
|
$1.22
£0.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
GNF8,550
|
$1.40
£1.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,396
|
$0.63
£0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,396
|
$0.60
£0.47
|
|
pay 51.4% more for transportation
|
Guinea
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
GNF41,090
|
$7.22
£5.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$94.64
£73.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,464.66
£25,900.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.98
£13.14
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Guinea
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.45
GNF779,146
|
$37.59
£29.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,509,607
|
$1,224.35
£947.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.45
GNF3,337,334
|
$974.65
£754.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.18
GNF526,955
|
$234.45
£181.46
|
|
pay 88.7% more for childcare
|
Guinea
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
GNF12,920,543
|
$1,426.61
£1,104.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF55,038,032
|
$18,036.83
£13,959.86
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Guinea
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,444
|
$5.42
£4.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,227
|
$3.93
£3.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
GNF9,313
|
$16.35
£12.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.02
GNF473,912
|
$43.82
£33.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,910
|
$12.87
£9.96
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Guinea
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,274
|
$76.61
£59.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF215,342
|
$39.64
£30.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF258,411
|
$90.51
£70.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF430,685
|
$94.66
£73.27
|
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