Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 4.1% more expensive than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 58.6% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
kr153.08
|
$5.00
FG42,961
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
kr132.67
|
$11.00
FG94,515
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
kr23.73
|
$1.37
FG11,810
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
kr18.71
|
$1.20
FG10,311
|
|
pay 29.3% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
kr27.89
|
$0.75
FG6,444
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
kr51.03
|
$7.00
FG60,146
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
kr48.93
|
$7.95
FG68,303
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
kr26.87
|
$2.60
FG22,340
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
kr18.52
|
$2.95
FG25,333
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
kr9.26
|
$1.27
FG10,921
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
kr9.95
|
$0.91
FG7,795
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr11.57
|
$0.79
FG6,820
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
kr12.04
|
$1.04
FG8,948
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.79
FG6,820
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
kr16.20
|
$0.79
FG6,820
|
|
pay 44.2% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
kr47.32
|
$3.79
FG32,525
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.00
FG128,884
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
kr300,034.43
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$1.30
FG11,170
|
|
pay 26.6% less for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
kr408.21
|
$100.00
FG859,227
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
kr6,803.50
|
$540.38
FG4,643,113
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
kr5,612.89
|
$300.00
FG2,577,680
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
kr978.62
|
$42.06
FG361,381
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
kr2,551.31
|
$755.00
FG6,487,162
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
kr7,604.56
|
$7,000.00
FG60,145,872
|
|
pay 70.6% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
kr61.23
|
$2.37
FG20,393
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
kr39.55
|
$2.00
FG17,185
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
kr66.33
|
$1.50
FG12,888
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
kr392.90
|
$25.34
FG217,756
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
kr102.05
|
$3.49
FG29,965
|
|
pay 65.8% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
kr952.49
|
$20.00
FG171,845
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
kr331.67
|
$30.00
FG257,768
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
kr1,003.52
|
$50.00
FG429,613
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
kr1,428.74
|
$50.00
FG429,613
|
|
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