Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 49.0% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Peru, you would:
pay 95.5% more for restaurants
|
Peru
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.74
PEN14.25
|
$6.43
GNF55,594
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.76
PEN21.95
|
$10.77
GNF93,129
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
PEN3.55
|
$1.56
GNF13,499
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
PEN1.79
|
$1.20
GNF10,372
|
|
pay 88.4% more for groceries
|
Peru
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
$1.32
GNF11,416
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PEN12.26
|
$9.28
GNF80,205
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
PEN17.63
|
$8.22
GNF71,019
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.18
|
$2.80
GNF24,217
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
PEN9.16
|
$2.83
GNF24,504
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
PEN2.70
|
$1.35
GNF11,639
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.47
|
$1.11
GNF9,555
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.67
|
$0.92
GNF7,943
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.73
|
$1.28
GNF11,092
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.65
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.48
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
pay 23.1% more for transportation
|
Peru
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
PEN19.75
|
$5.09
GNF43,958
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.61
PEN67.04
|
$28.49
GNF246,253
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,522.48
PEN78,143.27
|
$33,000.00
GNF285,235,707
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.04
PEN61.07
|
$11.55
GNF99,832
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Peru
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
PEN108.67
|
$80.91
GNF699,335
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.84
PEN1,236.91
|
$523.54
GNF4,525,215
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.27
PEN911.05
|
$462.34
GNF3,996,199
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
PEN141.53
|
?? | |
pay 56.8% more for childcare
|
Peru
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.53
PEN649.34
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,073.87
PEN15,512.04
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,228,513
|
|
pay 0.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Peru
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
PEN9.40
|
$2.37
GNF20,515
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
PEN10.83
|
$2.00
GNF17,287
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
PEN20.56
|
$1.16
GNF10,048
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.14
PEN122.38
|
$70.01
GNF605,152
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.04
PEN19.17
|
$4.63
GNF40,048
|
|
pay 33.1% less for clothing
|
Peru
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.67
PEN162.46
|
$20.00
GNF172,870
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.03
PEN99.10
|
$25.00
GNF216,088
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.63
PEN253.72
|
$30.00
GNF259,305
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.87
PEN239.38
|
$50.00
GNF432,175
|
|
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