Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 84.7% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 17.9% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$6.13
₩8,404
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
$5.18
₩7,101
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$1.41
₩1,929
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$0.67
₩925
|
|
pay 87.4% more for groceries
Guinea
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
$2.74
₩3,761
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
$8.12
₩11,132
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
$7.20
₩9,872
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
$2.73
₩3,746
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
$3.58
₩4,915
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
$2.90
₩3,971
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
$1.51
₩2,070
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$2.66
₩3,649
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
$2.29
₩3,144
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$1.40
₩1,915
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$1.08
₩1,486
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
$4.92
₩6,752
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
$43.73
₩59,957
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,660.56
₩39,296,489
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
$9.34
₩12,800
|
|
pay 14.7% more for housing
Guinea
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
$21.09
₩28,915
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
$392.42
₩538,050
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
$302.43
₩414,661
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
$111.18
₩152,434
|
|
pay 58.4% more for childcare
Guinea
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
$342.96
₩470,226
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
$18,987.50
₩26,033,762
|
|
pay 89.4% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$2.92
₩4,001
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$3.29
₩4,510
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
$3.45
₩4,730
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
$44.03
₩60,365
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
$8.93
₩12,238
|
|
pay 81.0% more for clothing
Guinea
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$48.44
₩66,419
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$44.60
₩61,150
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$75.46
₩103,459
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$91.03
₩124,816
|
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