Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 75.1% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 16.4% more for restaurants
Guinea
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$9.57
€8.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$1.54
€1.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
pay 18.8% less for groceries
Guinea
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
$4.41
€4.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
$3.12
€2.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
$2.77
€2.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.52
€0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
$7.86
€7.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
$38.99
€36.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,824.46
€26,741.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
$10.59
€9.82
|
|
pay 41.6% more for housing
Guinea
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
$39.30
€36.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
$706.14
€655.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
$551.18
€511.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
$89.45
€82.98
|
|
pay 19.7% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
$353.18
€327.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
$7,965.43
€7,389.93
|
|
pay 79.9% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$2.08
€1.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
$38.08
€35.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
$7.48
€6.94
|
|
pay 98.6% more for clothing
Guinea
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$76.28
€70.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$33.29
€30.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$69.03
€64.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$82.02
€76.10
|
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