Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 21.8% cheaper than Guinea.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 60.8% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$3.01
TRY97.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
$3.65
TRY118.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$0.62
TRY20.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$0.22
TRY7.06
|
|
pay 59.2% less for groceries
Guinea
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
$0.39
TRY12.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
$2.61
TRY84.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
$3.07
TRY99.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
$1.40
TRY45.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
$1.59
TRY51.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
$0.30
TRY9.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
$0.52
TRY16.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.31
TRY9.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
$0.42
TRY13.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.22
TRY7.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.19
TRY6.28
|
|
pay 83.0% more for transportation
Guinea
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
$4.34
TRY140.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
$15.27
TRY494.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,350.89
TRY1,113,113.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
$4.33
TRY140.15
|
|
pay 46.4% less for housing
Guinea
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
$8.38
TRY271.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
$218.27
TRY7,072.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
$144.02
TRY4,666.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
$49.50
TRY1,603.99
|
|
pay 64.2% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
$165.99
TRY5,378.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
$3,471.33
TRY112,485.64
|
|
pay 16.5% less for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$1.90
TRY61.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$1.55
TRY50.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
$1.64
TRY52.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
$20.05
TRY649.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
$2.50
TRY80.99
|
|
pay 11.8% more for clothing
Guinea
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$29.99
TRY971.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$25.86
TRY837.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$62.92
TRY2,038.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$42.57
TRY1,379.31
|
|
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