Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 32.0% more expensive than Fiji.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Fiji, you would:
pay 33.0% more for restaurants
|
Fiji
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.80
FJD10.86
|
$5.00
GNF42,758
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
FJD16.16
|
$11.00
GNF94,068
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
FJD2.50
|
$1.37
GNF11,754
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
FJD1.81
|
$1.20
GNF10,262
|
|
pay 28.8% more for groceries
|
Fiji
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
FJD1.41
|
$0.75
GNF6,414
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.01
FJD11.33
|
$7.00
GNF59,861
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
FJD9.40
|
$7.95
GNF67,980
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
FJD4.97
|
$2.60
GNF22,234
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
FJD4.72
|
$2.95
GNF25,213
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
FJD2.33
|
$1.27
GNF10,869
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
FJD1.85
|
$0.91
GNF7,758
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
FJD2.45
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
FJD1.92
|
$1.04
GNF8,905
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
FJD1.31
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FJD1.28
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
pay 48.8% less for transportation
|
Fiji
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
FJD10.58
|
$3.79
GNF32,371
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.97
FJD79.05
|
$15.00
GNF128,274
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,383.55
FJD39,294.64
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.38
FJD9.91
|
$1.30
GNF11,117
|
|
pay 68.7% more for housing
|
Fiji
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.00
FJD65.55
|
$100.00
GNF855,161
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.27
FJD1,110.50
|
$540.38
GNF4,621,140
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.67
FJD661.55
|
$300.00
GNF2,565,482
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.85
FJD81.04
|
$42.06
GNF359,670
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Fiji
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.21
FJD414.13
|
$755.00
GNF6,456,463
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,847.61
FJD15,478.67
|
$7,000.00
GNF59,861,243
|
|
pay 14.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Fiji
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
FJD5.36
|
$2.37
GNF20,296
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
FJD5.62
|
$2.00
GNF17,103
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.22
FJD18.58
|
$1.50
GNF12,827
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.78
FJD40.20
|
$25.34
GNF216,726
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.93
FJD8.88
|
$3.49
GNF29,823
|
|
pay 0.8% less for clothing
|
Fiji
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.44
FJD41.69
|
$20.00
GNF171,032
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.92
FJD58.60
|
$30.00
GNF256,548
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.34
FJD125.09
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.86
FJD137.57
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
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