Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 57.3% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 42.8% more for restaurants
|
Guinea
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.43
GNF55,594
|
$16.65
UYU714.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF93,129
|
$9.31
UYU399.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
GNF13,499
|
$1.79
UYU76.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,372
|
$1.34
UYU57.29
|
|
pay 0.3% more for groceries
|
Guinea
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
GNF11,416
|
$2.27
UYU97.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF80,205
|
$6.19
UYU265.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
GNF71,019
|
$3.87
UYU166.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
GNF24,217
|
$3.50
UYU150.02
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
GNF24,504
|
$3.83
UYU164.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
GNF11,639
|
$1.17
UYU50.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
GNF9,555
|
$1.09
UYU46.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
GNF7,943
|
$0.59
UYU25.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
GNF11,092
|
$1.18
UYU50.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
$0.79
UYU33.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
$0.77
UYU33.21
|
|
pay 46.6% more for transportation
|
Guinea
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
GNF43,958
|
$7.05
UYU302.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.49
GNF246,253
|
$45.52
UYU1,952.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
GNF285,235,707
|
$33,750.70
UYU1,447,479.71
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.55
GNF99,832
|
$21.42
UYU918.47
|
|
pay 13.7% less for housing
|
Guinea
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.91
GNF699,335
|
$38.19
UYU1,638.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,525,215
|
$604.11
UYU25,908.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$462.34
GNF3,996,199
|
$444.71
UYU19,072.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$91.38
UYU3,919.01
|
|
pay 11.9% more for childcare
|
Guinea
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$340.39
UYU14,598.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF55,228,513
|
$7,149.59
UYU306,627.32
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Guinea
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,515
|
$3.27
UYU140.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,287
|
$3.80
UYU162.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.16
GNF10,048
|
$4.87
UYU208.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.01
GNF605,152
|
$51.06
UYU2,190.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF40,048
|
$9.53
UYU408.92
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
|
Guinea
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,870
|
$85.71
UYU3,675.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF216,088
|
$46.60
UYU1,998.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF259,305
|
$124.95
UYU5,358.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF432,175
|
$100.59
UYU4,313.85
|
|
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