Cost of living comparison
Poland is 36.1% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Poland instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 4.5% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$6.88
PLN27.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
$5.95
PLN23.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$1.30
PLN5.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$1.15
PLN4.59
|
|
pay 32.5% less for groceries
Guinea
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
$0.94
PLN3.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
$3.34
PLN13.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
$2.82
PLN11.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
$2.49
PLN9.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
$2.20
PLN8.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
$0.38
PLN1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
$0.55
PLN2.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.63
PLN2.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
$1.15
PLN4.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.29
PLN1.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.37
PLN1.49
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
$5.68
PLN22.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
$23.91
PLN95.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,787.24
PLN79,060.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
$6.31
PLN25.23
|
|
pay 47.6% more for housing
Guinea
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
$12.94
PLN51.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
$480.05
PLN1,918.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
$406.85
PLN1,625.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
$148.56
PLN593.57
|
|
pay 53.0% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
$228.50
PLN913.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
$4,467.72
PLN17,850.97
|
|
pay 53.2% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$2.34
PLN9.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$2.45
PLN9.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
$4.13
PLN16.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
$27.45
PLN109.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
$5.63
PLN22.48
|
|
pay 76.9% more for clothing
Guinea
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$64.65
PLN258.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$30.33
PLN121.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$66.37
PLN265.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$75.24
PLN300.61
|
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