Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 3.2 times more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Guinea
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$18.47
€17.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
$12.80
€11.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$2.82
€2.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
pay 53.0% more for groceries
Guinea
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
$2.85
€2.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
$7.44
€6.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
$5.75
€5.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
$3.67
€3.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
$5.92
€5.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$1.48
€1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
$1.72
€1.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
pay 8.4 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
$6.08
€5.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
$24.74
€22.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,288.34
€25,316.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
$28.68
€26.61
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Guinea
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
$55.88
€51.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
$1,700.62
€1,577.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
$1,513.73
€1,404.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
$166.86
€154.81
|
|
pay 45.2% more for childcare
Guinea
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
$865.49
€802.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
$12,306.85
€11,417.68
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$5.03
€4.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
$7.68
€7.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
$59.31
€55.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
$13.50
€12.52
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Guinea
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$78.15
€72.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$43.32
€40.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$98.14
€91.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$115.79
€107.43
|
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