Cost of living comparison

 Jersey
compared to
 Guinea
Guinea vs. Jersey Cost of Living Summary
Guinea vs. Jersey Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guinea instead of Jersey, you would:

pay 44.6% less for restaurants

 
Jersey
Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $45.20
£33.10
$6.43
GNF55,767
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.33
£7.57
$10.77
GNF93,418
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.83
£2.07
$1.56
GNF13,540

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pay 26.8% less for groceries

 
Jersey
Guinea
Bread
1 loaf
$2.30
£1.68
$1.32
GNF11,452
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.33
£3.90
$9.28
GNF80,454
Milk (1 gallon) $7.84
£5.74
$8.22
GNF71,239

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pay 38.1% less for transportation

 
Jersey
Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.93
£5.81
$5.09
GNF44,095
Monthly public transit pass $67.16
£49.18
$28.49
GNF247,018
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,768.06
£20,334.71
$33,000.00
GNF286,120,739

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pay 44.2% less for housing

 
Jersey
Guinea
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$72.54
£53.12
$80.91
GNF701,505
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,808.15
£1,324.12
$523.54
GNF4,539,256
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,715.90
£1,256.56
$462.34
GNF4,008,598

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pay 69.1% less for childcare

 
Jersey
Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,324.77
£1,702.44
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $20,664.60
£15,132.81
$6,389.60
GNF55,399,877

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pay 60.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Jersey
Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.75
£5.67
$2.37
GNF20,578
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.95
£3.63
$2.00
GNF17,341
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$15.50
£11.35
$1.16
GNF10,079

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pay 73.6% less for clothing

 
Jersey
Guinea
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$100.09
£73.30
$20.00
GNF173,407
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$69.31
£50.76
$25.00
GNF216,758
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$121.08
£88.67
$30.00
GNF260,110

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