Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 32.5% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 57.2% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$2.08
THB76.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
$5.66
THB206.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$0.67
THB24.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$0.35
THB12.93
|
|
pay 14.6% less for groceries
Guinea
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
$1.48
THB54.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
$7.99
THB292.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
$6.46
THB236.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
$1.75
THB63.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
$1.07
THB39.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
$1.20
THB44.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
$0.50
THB18.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.79
THB28.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
$0.59
THB21.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.62
THB22.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.46
THB16.80
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
$4.57
THB167.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
$24.32
THB888.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,287.73
THB1,143,711.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
$9.68
THB353.91
|
|
pay 35.6% less for housing
Guinea
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
$17.10
THB625.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
$290.79
THB10,629.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
$207.49
THB7,584.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
$49.43
THB1,806.88
|
|
pay 7.1% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
$334.45
THB12,225.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
$9,908.05
THB362,185.06
|
|
pay 53.1% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$1.90
THB69.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$1.94
THB71.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
$3.61
THB132.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
$47.07
THB1,720.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
$5.63
THB205.88
|
|
pay 46.7% more for clothing
Guinea
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$40.39
THB1,476.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$27.03
THB988.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$82.02
THB2,998.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$65.30
THB2,386.88
|
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