Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 24.4% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 26.5% more for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.83
MX$177.31
|
$6.43
GNF55,346
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.25
MX$145.64
|
$10.77
GNF92,713
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
MX$22.26
|
$1.56
GNF13,438
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$16.78
|
$1.20
GNF10,326
|
|
pay 37.4% more for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
MX$47.26
|
$1.32
GNF11,365
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MX$72.72
|
$9.28
GNF79,847
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
MX$103.91
|
$8.22
GNF70,702
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$43.78
|
$2.80
GNF24,109
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
MX$62.74
|
$2.83
GNF24,395
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MX$21.75
|
$1.35
GNF11,587
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MX$11.39
|
$1.11
GNF9,513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$14.19
|
$0.92
GNF7,908
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$14.03
|
$1.28
GNF11,042
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MX$16.20
|
$0.72
GNF6,211
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$14.75
|
$0.72
GNF6,211
|
|
pay 15.3% more for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MX$89.97
|
$5.09
GNF43,762
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.30
MX$528.17
|
$28.49
GNF245,154
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,957.31
MX$400,768.65
|
$33,000.00
GNF283,962,357
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.63
MX$313.81
|
$11.55
GNF99,387
|
|
pay 79.4% more for housing
|
Mexico
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.71
MX$536.42
|
$80.91
GNF696,213
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.26
MX$9,764.79
|
$523.54
GNF4,505,013
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.30
MX$7,275.41
|
$462.34
GNF3,978,359
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.69
MX$897.39
|
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pay 53.4% more for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.12
MX$4,119.01
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,165.20
MX$83,642.62
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,981,962
|
|
pay 4.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
MX$43.31
|
$2.37
GNF20,423
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MX$57.02
|
$2.00
GNF17,210
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MX$75.98
|
$1.16
GNF10,003
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.67
MX$676.07
|
$70.01
GNF602,450
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.39
MX$88.17
|
$4.63
GNF39,869
|
|
pay 46.4% less for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.84
MX$920.55
|
$20.00
GNF172,098
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
MX$729.53
|
$25.00
GNF215,123
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.04
MX$1,647.47
|
$30.00
GNF258,148
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.65
MX$1,539.16
|
$50.00
GNF430,246
|
|
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