Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 73.0% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Philippines
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.60
₱211.57
|
$6.43
GNF55,346
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.18
₱186.86
|
$10.77
GNF92,713
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
₱42.94
|
$1.56
GNF13,438
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₱23.50
|
$1.20
GNF10,326
|
|
pay 35.7% more for groceries
|
Philippines
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
₱68.68
|
$1.32
GNF11,365
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
₱198.60
|
$9.28
GNF79,847
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.61
₱389.19
|
$8.22
GNF70,702
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
₱113.05
|
$2.80
GNF24,109
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
₱107.20
|
$2.83
GNF24,395
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
₱78.42
|
$1.35
GNF11,587
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
₱37.62
|
$1.11
GNF9,513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
₱67.23
|
$0.92
GNF7,908
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
₱39.64
|
$1.28
GNF11,042
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₱57.25
|
$0.72
GNF6,211
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
₱71.05
|
$0.72
GNF6,211
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Philippines
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
₱248.49
|
$5.09
GNF43,762
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.49
₱676.12
|
$28.49
GNF245,154
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,375.77
₱1,551,818.20
|
$33,000.00
GNF283,962,357
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₱158.79
|
$11.55
GNF99,387
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Philippines
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.28
₱1,722.86
|
$80.91
GNF696,213
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.58
₱14,272.46
|
$523.54
GNF4,505,013
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.31
₱9,255.51
|
$462.34
GNF3,978,359
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.80
₱4,812.99
|
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pay 20.7% more for childcare
|
Philippines
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.07
₱9,712.14
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,295.45
₱311,557.55
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,981,962
|
|
pay 30.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Philippines
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₱72.39
|
$2.37
GNF20,423
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
₱128.69
|
$2.00
GNF17,210
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
₱150.93
|
$1.16
GNF10,003
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.66
₱1,744.84
|
$70.01
GNF602,450
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.28
₱310.66
|
$4.63
GNF39,869
|
|
pay 26.5% less for clothing
|
Philippines
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.44
₱2,085.00
|
$20.00
GNF172,098
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.98
₱1,352.10
|
$25.00
GNF215,123
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.92
₱3,819.28
|
$30.00
GNF258,148
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.53
₱3,561.29
|
$50.00
GNF430,246
|
|
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