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
₱211.24
|
$6.43
GNF55,594
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.18
₱186.57
|
$10.77
GNF93,129
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
₱42.87
|
$1.56
GNF13,499
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₱23.47
|
$1.20
GNF10,372
|
|
pay 35.7% more for groceries
|
Philippines
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
₱68.57
|
$1.32
GNF11,416
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
₱198.30
|
$9.28
GNF80,205
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.61
₱388.59
|
$8.22
GNF71,019
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
₱112.88
|
$2.80
GNF24,217
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
₱107.04
|
$2.83
GNF24,504
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
₱78.30
|
$1.35
GNF11,639
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
₱37.56
|
$1.11
GNF9,555
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
₱67.12
|
$0.92
GNF7,943
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
₱39.58
|
$1.28
GNF11,092
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₱57.16
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
₱70.94
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Philippines
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
₱248.10
|
$5.09
GNF43,958
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.49
₱675.07
|
$28.49
GNF246,253
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,375.77
₱1,549,424.62
|
$33,000.00
GNF285,235,707
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₱158.55
|
$11.55
GNF99,832
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Philippines
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.28
₱1,720.20
|
$80.91
GNF699,335
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.58
₱14,250.45
|
$523.54
GNF4,525,215
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.31
₱9,241.24
|
$462.34
GNF3,996,199
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.80
₱4,805.57
|
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pay 20.7% more for childcare
|
Philippines
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.07
₱9,697.16
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,295.45
₱311,077.00
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,228,513
|
|
pay 30.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Philippines
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₱72.28
|
$2.37
GNF20,515
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
₱128.49
|
$2.00
GNF17,287
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
₱150.70
|
$1.16
GNF10,048
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.66
₱1,742.15
|
$70.01
GNF605,152
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.28
₱310.18
|
$4.63
GNF40,048
|
|
pay 26.5% less for clothing
|
Philippines
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.44
₱2,081.79
|
$20.00
GNF172,870
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.98
₱1,350.01
|
$25.00
GNF216,088
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.92
₱3,813.39
|
$30.00
GNF259,305
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.53
₱3,555.79
|
$50.00
GNF432,175
|
|
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