Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 70.3% more expensive than Oman.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Oman, you would:
pay 93.2% more for restaurants
Oman
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.07
OMR1.950
|
$5.00
GNF42,988
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
OMR3.360
|
$10.77
GNF92,633
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
OMR0.320
|
$1.37
GNF11,817
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
$1.20
GNF10,317
|
|
pay 42.0% more for groceries
Oman
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
OMR0.410
|
$0.73
GNF6,286
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
OMR1.260
|
$9.28
GNF79,778
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.47
OMR2.870
|
$8.54
GNF73,416
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
OMR0.950
|
$2.27
GNF19,503
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
OMR0.930
|
$3.52
GNF30,223
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$1.08
GNF9,281
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
OMR0.260
|
$1.09
GNF9,382
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
OMR0.340
|
$0.70
GNF6,002
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$0.99
GNF8,534
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
OMR0.180
|
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Oman
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$4.77
GNF41,012
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,515.49
OMR8,280.370
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
OMR4.550
|
?? | |
pay 15.8% more for housing
Oman
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.29
OMR29.740
|
$90.45
GNF777,681
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.19
OMR156.320
|
$523.54
GNF4,501,129
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.28
OMR107.870
|
$387.45
GNF3,331,059
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.32
OMR29.760
|
$61.18
GNF525,965
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Oman
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.44
OMR74.450
|
$1,500.00
GNF12,896,250
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,403.00
OMR2,849.090
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,934,552
|
|
pay 52.8% less for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$2.37
GNF20,405
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.20
OMR1.620
|
$2.00
GNF17,195
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.87
OMR2.260
|
$1.08
GNF9,296
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.45
OMR21.340
|
$55.02
GNF473,021
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.66
OMR3.720
|
$4.63
GNF39,835
|
|
pay 41.1% less for clothing
Oman
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.42
OMR15.550
|
$20.00
GNF171,950
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.69
OMR14.120
|
$25.00
GNF214,938
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.70
OMR29.520
|
$30.00
GNF257,925
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.28
OMR24.350
|
$50.00
GNF429,875
|
|
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