Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 3.3 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Guinea instead of India, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
|
India
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.40
₹202.65
|
$6.43
GNF55,594
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.90
₹329.51
|
$10.77
GNF93,129
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₹33.45
|
$1.56
GNF13,499
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.03
|
$1.20
GNF10,372
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
|
India
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹38.89
|
$1.32
GNF11,416
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.54
₹214.33
|
$9.28
GNF80,205
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹216.11
|
$8.22
GNF71,019
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.94
₹79.30
|
$2.80
GNF24,217
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.37
₹115.33
|
$2.83
GNF24,504
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
₹74.59
|
$1.35
GNF11,639
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
₹27.39
|
$1.11
GNF9,555
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
₹40.20
|
$0.92
GNF7,943
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹20.37
|
$1.28
GNF11,092
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.81
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.84
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
India
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
₹389.78
|
$5.09
GNF43,958
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₹854.75
|
$28.49
GNF246,253
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,525.56
₹1,141,968.05
|
$33,000.00
GNF285,235,707
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.94
₹248.12
|
$11.55
GNF99,832
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for housing
|
India
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.39
₹623.53
|
$80.91
GNF699,335
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$138.05
₹11,655.90
|
$523.54
GNF4,525,215
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.33
₹7,626.78
|
$462.34
GNF3,996,199
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
₹2,530.27
|
?? | |
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
India
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.73
₹4,705.19
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,565.54
₹132,179.08
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,228,513
|
|
pay 76.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
India
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹155.02
|
$2.37
GNF20,515
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹133.95
|
$2.00
GNF17,287
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
₹303.14
|
$1.16
GNF10,048
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.33
₹1,294.37
|
$70.01
GNF605,152
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₹283.04
|
$4.63
GNF40,048
|
|
pay 3.7% more for clothing
|
India
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.02
₹2,028.27
|
$20.00
GNF172,870
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.36
₹2,141.37
|
$25.00
GNF216,088
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.62
₹3,513.74
|
$30.00
GNF259,305
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.12
₹2,627.18
|
$50.00
GNF432,175
|
|
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