Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 14.9% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 17.1% less for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.65
UYU709.65
|
$6.43
GNF55,427
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU396.90
|
$10.77
GNF92,849
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU76.14
|
$1.56
GNF13,458
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU56.93
|
$1.20
GNF10,341
|
|
pay 12.7% more for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU96.58
|
$1.32
GNF11,382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU264.02
|
$9.28
GNF79,963
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU165.00
|
$8.22
GNF70,805
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU149.09
|
$2.80
GNF24,144
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU163.23
|
$2.83
GNF24,430
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU49.85
|
$1.35
GNF11,604
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU46.53
|
$1.11
GNF9,527
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU25.11
|
$0.92
GNF7,919
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU50.33
|
$1.28
GNF11,059
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU33.62
|
$0.72
GNF6,220
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU33.01
|
$0.72
GNF6,220
|
|
pay 28.4% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU300.67
|
$5.09
GNF43,826
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU1,940.06
|
$28.49
GNF245,512
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,438,539.86
|
$33,000.00
GNF284,376,981
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU912.80
|
$11.55
GNF99,532
|
|
pay 34.2% more for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,627.96
|
$80.91
GNF697,229
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU25,748.53
|
$523.54
GNF4,511,591
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU18,954.45
|
$462.34
GNF3,984,168
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU3,894.80
|
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pay 10.6% less for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU14,508.45
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU304,733.54
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,062,243
|
|
pay 33.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU139.56
|
$2.37
GNF20,453
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU161.77
|
$2.00
GNF17,235
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU207.62
|
$1.16
GNF10,018
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,176.51
|
$70.01
GNF603,330
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU406.39
|
$4.63
GNF39,927
|
|
pay 62.4% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,653.04
|
$20.00
GNF172,350
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU1,986.17
|
$25.00
GNF215,437
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,325.63
|
$30.00
GNF258,525
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,287.21
|
$50.00
GNF430,874
|
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