Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 2.0 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Iraq
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.64
IQD6,102
|
$6.43
GNF55,594
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
IQD8,832
|
$10.77
GNF93,129
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD547
|
$1.56
GNF13,499
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
IQD293
|
$1.20
GNF10,372
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
IQD1,071
|
$1.32
GNF11,416
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
IQD3,301
|
$9.28
GNF80,205
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
IQD5,992
|
$8.22
GNF71,019
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,318
|
$2.80
GNF24,217
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.21
IQD2,901
|
$2.83
GNF24,504
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD632
|
$1.35
GNF11,639
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
IQD679
|
$1.11
GNF9,555
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD583
|
$0.92
GNF7,943
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD400
|
$1.28
GNF11,092
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD364
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD369
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
pay 52.4% more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.93
IQD2,530
|
$5.09
GNF43,958
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.46
IQD51,854
|
$28.49
GNF246,253
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,587.19
IQD21,794,329
|
$33,000.00
GNF285,235,707
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.54
IQD20,413
|
$11.55
GNF99,832
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Iraq
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.52
IQD45,363
|
$80.91
GNF699,335
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.02
IQD367,920
|
$523.54
GNF4,525,215
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.34
IQD247,461
|
$462.34
GNF3,996,199
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.51
IQD87,386
|
?? | |
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Iraq
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.67
IQD183,513
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,045.09
IQD2,687,093
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,228,513
|
|
pay 0.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
IQD3,379
|
$2.37
GNF20,515
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
IQD3,102
|
$2.00
GNF17,287
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
IQD2,702
|
$1.16
GNF10,048
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.77
IQD43,061
|
$70.01
GNF605,152
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
IQD11,003
|
$4.63
GNF40,048
|
|
pay 4.7% less for clothing
|
Iraq
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.65
IQD31,071
|
$20.00
GNF172,870
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.45
IQD33,446
|
$25.00
GNF216,088
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.29
IQD63,448
|
$30.00
GNF259,305
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.75
IQD48,283
|
$50.00
GNF432,175
|
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