Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 29.5% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Norway, you would:
pay 44.5% less for restaurants
|
Norway
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.52
NOK205.07
|
$6.43
GNF55,427
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK134.71
|
$10.77
GNF92,849
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK31.87
|
$1.56
GNF13,458
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK29.92
|
$1.20
GNF10,341
|
|
pay 12.7% less for groceries
|
Norway
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK33.54
|
$1.32
GNF11,382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK56.44
|
$9.28
GNF79,963
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK82.09
|
$8.22
GNF70,805
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK41.07
|
$2.80
GNF24,144
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK65.60
|
$2.83
GNF24,430
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK14.57
|
$1.35
GNF11,604
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK10.89
|
$1.11
GNF9,527
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK14.29
|
$0.92
GNF7,919
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK20.13
|
$1.28
GNF11,059
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.57
|
$0.72
GNF6,220
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK11.66
|
$0.72
GNF6,220
|
|
pay 34.3% less for transportation
|
Norway
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK81.07
|
$5.09
GNF43,826
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK745.07
|
$28.49
GNF245,512
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK359,212.14
|
$33,000.00
GNF284,376,981
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK260.19
|
$11.55
GNF99,532
|
|
pay 13.0% less for housing
|
Norway
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK586.47
|
$80.91
GNF697,229
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK11,406.65
|
$523.54
GNF4,511,591
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK8,899.79
|
$462.34
GNF3,984,168
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,640.22
|
?? | |
pay 4.5% more for childcare
|
Norway
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK3,013.55
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK67,687.29
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,062,243
|
|
pay 45.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Norway
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK97.75
|
$2.37
GNF20,453
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK51.36
|
$2.00
GNF17,235
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK146.71
|
$1.16
GNF10,018
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK478.41
|
$70.01
GNF603,330
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK150.07
|
$4.63
GNF39,927
|
|
pay 61.4% less for clothing
|
Norway
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK971.89
|
$20.00
GNF172,350
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK444.09
|
$25.00
GNF215,437
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,113.10
|
$30.00
GNF258,525
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,395.73
|
$50.00
GNF430,874
|
|
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