Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 0.6% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 23.3% less for restaurants
|
Sweden
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.92
SEK131.48
|
$6.43
GNF55,346
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.45
SEK104.30
|
$10.77
GNF92,713
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
SEK22.52
|
$1.56
GNF13,438
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK21.27
|
$1.20
GNF10,326
|
|
pay 0.2% more for groceries
|
Sweden
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.49
SEK27.43
|
$1.32
GNF11,365
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
SEK57.20
|
$9.28
GNF79,847
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.96
|
$8.22
GNF70,702
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
SEK41.26
|
$2.80
GNF24,109
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.68
SEK51.59
|
$2.83
GNF24,395
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
SEK13.14
|
$1.35
GNF11,587
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
SEK11.65
|
$1.11
GNF9,513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
SEK12.52
|
$0.92
GNF7,908
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
SEK19.08
|
$1.28
GNF11,042
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.43
|
$0.72
GNF6,211
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.74
|
$0.72
GNF6,211
|
|
pay 26.2% less for transportation
|
Sweden
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SEK73.21
|
$5.09
GNF43,762
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$68.10
SEK751.36
|
$28.49
GNF245,154
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,850.74
SEK296,233.44
|
$33,000.00
GNF283,962,357
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.47
SEK236.82
|
$11.55
GNF99,387
|
|
pay 34.3% more for housing
|
Sweden
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.29
SEK334.15
|
$80.91
GNF696,213
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$821.73
SEK9,065.79
|
$523.54
GNF4,505,013
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.62
SEK7,078.75
|
$462.34
GNF3,978,359
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.37
SEK853.62
|
?? | |
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Sweden
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.27
SEK1,349.01
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,135.75
SEK34,595.46
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,981,962
|
|
pay 36.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sweden
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.64
SEK73.28
|
$2.37
GNF20,423
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
SEK41.76
|
$2.00
GNF17,210
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.41
SEK70.70
|
$1.16
GNF10,003
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.70
SEK426.95
|
$70.01
GNF602,450
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.24
SEK157.07
|
$4.63
GNF39,869
|
|
pay 57.2% less for clothing
|
Sweden
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.10
SEK872.64
|
$20.00
GNF172,098
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
SEK392.32
|
$25.00
GNF215,123
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
SEK931.40
|
$30.00
GNF258,148
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.14
SEK1,380.61
|
$50.00
GNF430,246
|
|
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