Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Guinea instead of North Korea, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
North Korea
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$5.00
GNF42,988
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$10.77
GNF92,633
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.37
GNF11,817
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.20
GNF10,317
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
North Korea
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.73
GNF6,286
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$9.28
GNF79,778
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$8.54
GNF73,416
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.27
GNF19,503
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.52
GNF30,223
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.08
GNF9,281
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.09
GNF9,382
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.70
GNF6,002
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.99
GNF8,534
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
North Korea
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.77
GNF41,012
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
North Korea
|
Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$90.45
GNF777,681
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$523.54
GNF4,501,129
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$387.45
GNF3,331,059
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$61.18
GNF525,965
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
North Korea
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,500.00
GNF12,896,250
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,389.60
GNF54,934,552
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
North Korea
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$2.37
GNF20,405
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.00
GNF17,195
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.08
GNF9,296
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$55.02
GNF473,021
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.63
GNF39,835
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
North Korea
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$20.00
GNF171,950
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$25.00
GNF214,938
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$30.00
GNF257,925
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$50.00
GNF429,875
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