Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 7.9% more expensive than Latvia.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 8.1% more for restaurants
|
Latvia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
€9.82
|
$6.43
GNF55,427
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.08
€6.79
|
$10.77
GNF92,849
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
€1.31
|
$1.56
GNF13,458
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.12
|
$1.20
GNF10,341
|
|
pay 44.2% more for groceries
|
Latvia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.30
|
$1.32
GNF11,382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.97
|
$9.28
GNF79,963
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.47
|
$8.22
GNF70,805
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.61
|
$2.80
GNF24,144
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
€2.93
|
$2.83
GNF24,430
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.56
|
$1.35
GNF11,604
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.74
|
$1.11
GNF9,527
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€1.00
|
$0.92
GNF7,919
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.34
|
$1.28
GNF11,059
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.37
|
$0.72
GNF6,220
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.36
|
$0.72
GNF6,220
|
|
pay 1.0% more for transportation
|
Latvia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.76
€6.48
|
$5.09
GNF43,826
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.41
€37.82
|
$28.49
GNF245,512
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,606.21
€24,578.81
|
$33,000.00
GNF284,376,981
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
€8.71
|
$11.55
GNF99,532
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Latvia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.22
€16.53
|
$80.91
GNF697,229
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.65
€448.89
|
$523.54
GNF4,511,591
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.68
€309.73
|
$462.34
GNF3,984,168
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.83
€188.94
|
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pay 52.3% less for childcare
|
Latvia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.69
€410.53
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,383.30
€12,846.32
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,062,243
|
|
pay 27.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Latvia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.87
€3.71
|
$2.37
GNF20,453
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.94
|
$2.00
GNF17,235
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.75
|
$1.16
GNF10,018
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.71
€41.00
|
$70.01
GNF603,330
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.60
|
$4.63
GNF39,927
|
|
pay 59.8% less for clothing
|
Latvia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.51
€73.44
|
$20.00
GNF172,350
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.17
€41.44
|
$25.00
GNF215,437
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
€81.03
|
$30.00
GNF258,525
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.68
€115.84
|
$50.00
GNF430,874
|
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