Cost of living comparison
Israel is 2.7 times more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Israel instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Guinea
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$17.90
₪66.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
$14.39
₪53.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$2.50
₪9.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$1.91
₪7.12
|
|
pay 16.3% more for groceries
Guinea
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
$2.15
₪8.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
$6.33
₪23.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
$6.35
₪23.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
$3.67
₪13.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
$4.41
₪16.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
$1.35
₪5.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
$1.01
₪3.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.78
₪2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
$0.80
₪3.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.57
₪2.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.54
₪2.01
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
$7.29
₪27.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
$56.84
₪211.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$38,263.55
₪142,635.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
$16.01
₪59.67
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Guinea
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
$27.44
₪102.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
$937.71
₪3,495.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
$781.37
₪2,912.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
$174.52
₪650.56
|
|
pay 17.2% more for childcare
Guinea
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
$818.87
₪3,052.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
$8,820.34
₪32,879.58
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$7.83
₪29.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$3.48
₪12.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
$9.79
₪36.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
$63.71
₪237.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
$11.62
₪43.33
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Guinea
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$86.13
₪321.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$53.49
₪199.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$109.65
₪408.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$124.42
₪463.78
|
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