Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 56.3% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 66.4% more for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.91
TRY237.84
|
$6.43
GNF55,594
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY237.88
|
$10.77
GNF93,129
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY40.41
|
$1.56
GNF13,499
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.56
|
$1.20
GNF10,372
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY34.94
|
$1.32
GNF11,416
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY171.09
|
$9.28
GNF80,205
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY108.47
|
$8.22
GNF71,019
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY48.13
|
$2.80
GNF24,217
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY82.53
|
$2.83
GNF24,504
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY12.73
|
$1.35
GNF11,639
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY30.04
|
$1.11
GNF9,555
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY14.32
|
$0.92
GNF7,943
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY17.55
|
$1.28
GNF11,092
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.53
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY7.32
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
pay 30.1% more for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY151.42
|
$5.09
GNF43,958
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY663.19
|
$28.49
GNF246,253
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,542,637.34
|
$33,000.00
GNF285,235,707
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY216.59
|
$11.55
GNF99,832
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY389.16
|
$80.91
GNF699,335
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY15,241.19
|
$523.54
GNF4,525,215
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY11,581.74
|
$462.34
GNF3,996,199
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,530.36
|
?? | |
pay 7.3% less for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY14,063.47
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY237,247.65
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,228,513
|
|
pay 2.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY87.51
|
$2.37
GNF20,515
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY90.23
|
$2.00
GNF17,287
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY65.77
|
$1.16
GNF10,048
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,250.73
|
$70.01
GNF605,152
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY175.56
|
$4.63
GNF40,048
|
|
pay 47.7% less for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,471.12
|
$20.00
GNF172,870
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,402.40
|
$25.00
GNF216,088
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,041.94
|
$30.00
GNF259,305
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,560.40
|
$50.00
GNF432,175
|
|
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