Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 51.0% cheaper than Jersey overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 44.6% less in Guinea
- Groceries
-
pay 26.8% less in Guinea
- Transportation
-
pay 38.1% less in Guinea
- Housing
-
pay 44.2% less in Guinea
- Childcare
-
pay 69.1% less in Guinea
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 60.3% less in Guinea
- Clothing
-
pay 73.6% less in Guinea
Expenses including clothing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, and transportation are lower in Guinea.
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
£1.83
|
$1.20
GNF10,404
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.37
£3.93
|
$2.80
GNF24,292
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.67
£4.16
|
$2.83
GNF24,580
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.89
£1.38
|
$1.35
GNF11,675
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
£1.02
|
$1.11
GNF9,585
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
£1.35
|
$0.92
GNF7,968
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.34
|
$1.28
GNF11,126
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
£1.15
|
$0.72
GNF6,259
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.06
|
$0.72
GNF6,259
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.51
£37.72
|
$11.55
GNF100,142
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.51
£122.67
|
?? | |
pay 69.1% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,324.77
£1,702.44
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,664.60
£15,132.81
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,399,877
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.05
£54.23
|
$70.01
GNF607,029
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.08
£13.24
|
$4.63
GNF40,172
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$202.34
£148.18
|
$50.00
GNF433,516
|
|
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