Cost of living comparison
Albania is 66.7% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Albania instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 25.0% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$5.36
ALL500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
$4.88
ALL455
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$1.31
ALL122
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$0.63
ALL59
|
|
pay 37.5% less for groceries
Guinea
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
$3.07
ALL286
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
$5.06
ALL472
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
$2.35
ALL219
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
$2.33
ALL217
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
$0.74
ALL69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.57
ALL53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
$0.53
ALL50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.33
ALL31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.31
ALL29
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
$7.57
ALL706
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
$12.57
ALL1,173
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$17,366.08
ALL1,619,342
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
$22.05
ALL2,056
|
|
pay 28.4% less for housing
Guinea
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
$16.93
ALL1,579
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
$267.36
ALL24,931
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
$193.27
ALL18,022
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
$65.46
ALL6,104
|
|
pay 75.6% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
$115.94
ALL10,812
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
$2,335.62
ALL217,790
|
|
pay 21.2% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$1.45
ALL136
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$1.30
ALL121
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
$3.08
ALL287
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
$32.37
ALL3,018
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
$5.13
ALL478
|
|
pay 52.0% more for clothing
Guinea
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$39.49
ALL3,683
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$32.13
ALL2,996
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$69.30
ALL6,462
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$82.40
ALL7,684
|
|
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