Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 30.5% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Guinea instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 25.6% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.70
£14.82
|
$6.43
GNF55,594
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
£7.33
|
$10.77
GNF93,129
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
£1.77
|
$1.56
GNF13,499
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
£1.24
|
$1.20
GNF10,372
|
|
pay 13.8% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
£1.21
|
$1.32
GNF11,416
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.35
£3.45
|
$9.28
GNF80,205
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.92
£4.69
|
$8.22
GNF71,019
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
£2.99
|
$2.80
GNF24,217
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
£2.93
|
$2.83
GNF24,504
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
£0.97
|
$1.35
GNF11,639
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$1.11
GNF9,555
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
£1.00
|
$0.92
GNF7,943
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
£1.12
|
$1.28
GNF11,092
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.51
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.51
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
pay 34.2% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
£5.61
|
$5.09
GNF43,958
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$98.23
£77.85
|
$28.49
GNF246,253
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,832.80
£27,605.65
|
$33,000.00
GNF285,235,707
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
£13.59
|
$11.55
GNF99,832
|
|
pay 2.4% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.40
£31.23
|
$80.91
GNF699,335
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,243.58
£985.56
|
$523.54
GNF4,525,215
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,020.84
£809.03
|
$462.34
GNF3,996,199
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.21
£181.65
|
?? | |
pay 65.7% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,497.56
£1,186.85
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,629.32
£14,764.09
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,228,513
|
|
pay 42.4% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.63
£4.46
|
$2.37
GNF20,515
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.12
£3.27
|
$2.00
GNF17,287
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.47
£13.85
|
$1.16
GNF10,048
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.31
£35.91
|
$70.01
GNF605,152
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.89
£10.22
|
$4.63
GNF40,048
|
|
pay 56.8% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.43
£62.16
|
$20.00
GNF172,870
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.13
£31.80
|
$25.00
GNF216,088
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.36
£71.61
|
$30.00
GNF259,305
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.72
£76.65
|
$50.00
GNF432,175
|
|
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