Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 41.7% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB79.86
|
$6.43
GNF55,757
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB206.06
|
$10.77
GNF93,402
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB24.12
|
$1.56
GNF13,538
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB12.99
|
$1.20
GNF10,403
|
|
pay 41.5% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB47.89
|
$1.32
GNF11,450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB279.38
|
$9.28
GNF80,440
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB228.79
|
$8.22
GNF71,228
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB70.04
|
$2.80
GNF24,288
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB44.17
|
$2.83
GNF24,576
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB42.13
|
$1.35
GNF11,673
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.82
|
$1.11
GNF9,584
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB27.90
|
$0.92
GNF7,966
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.54
|
$1.28
GNF11,125
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.69
|
$0.72
GNF6,257
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.33
|
$0.72
GNF6,257
|
|
pay 12.6% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.91
|
$5.09
GNF44,087
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB870.51
|
$28.49
GNF246,976
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,073,464.78
|
$33,000.00
GNF286,073,065
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB330.84
|
$11.55
GNF100,126
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB586.47
|
$80.91
GNF701,388
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,322.09
|
$523.54
GNF4,538,499
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,709.25
|
$462.34
GNF4,007,930
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,888.48
|
?? | |
pay 38.2% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,694.17
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB354,057.17
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,390,646
|
|
pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB75.29
|
$2.37
GNF20,575
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB65.01
|
$2.00
GNF17,338
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB131.68
|
$1.16
GNF10,077
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,670.02
|
$70.01
GNF606,928
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB185.55
|
$4.63
GNF40,166
|
|
pay 37.6% less for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,321.80
|
$20.00
GNF173,378
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,004.94
|
$25.00
GNF216,722
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,833.42
|
$30.00
GNF260,066
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,243.78
|
$50.00
GNF433,444
|
|
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