Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 55.0% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Romania, you would:
pay 5.1% more for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON40.84
|
$6.43
GNF55,346
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON30.19
|
$10.77
GNF92,713
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON8.19
|
$1.56
GNF13,438
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.81
|
$1.20
GNF10,326
|
|
pay 66.9% more for groceries
|
Romania
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON5.14
|
$1.32
GNF11,365
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON18.08
|
$9.28
GNF79,847
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON26.04
|
$8.22
GNF70,702
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.50
|
$2.80
GNF24,109
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON12.88
|
$2.83
GNF24,395
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.26
|
$1.35
GNF11,587
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.13
|
$1.11
GNF9,513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.09
|
$0.92
GNF7,908
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON4.05
|
$1.28
GNF11,042
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.79
|
$0.72
GNF6,211
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.95
|
$0.72
GNF6,211
|
|
pay 34.8% more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON26.93
|
$5.09
GNF43,762
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON98.91
|
$28.49
GNF245,154
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON120,046.79
|
$33,000.00
GNF283,962,357
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON30.51
|
$11.55
GNF99,387
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
|
Romania
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON40.31
|
$80.91
GNF696,213
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,736.54
|
$523.54
GNF4,505,013
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,273.28
|
$462.34
GNF3,978,359
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON512.29
|
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pay 1.7% more for childcare
|
Romania
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,935.40
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON29,984.76
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,981,962
|
|
pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.61
|
$2.37
GNF20,423
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.51
|
$2.00
GNF17,210
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON25.28
|
$1.16
GNF10,003
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON178.46
|
$70.01
GNF602,450
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON29.53
|
$4.63
GNF39,869
|
|
pay 47.1% less for clothing
|
Romania
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON275.17
|
$20.00
GNF172,098
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON166.53
|
$25.00
GNF215,123
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON332.84
|
$30.00
GNF258,148
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON384.25
|
$50.00
GNF430,246
|
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