Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 40.4% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Poland, you would:
pay 17.0% more for restaurants
Poland
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.74
|
$5.00
GNF42,758
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.97
|
$11.00
GNF94,068
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.23
|
$1.37
GNF11,754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$1.20
GNF10,262
|
|
pay 82.7% more for groceries
Poland
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.78
|
$0.75
GNF6,414
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.47
|
$7.00
GNF59,861
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.35
|
$7.95
GNF67,980
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN10.02
|
$2.60
GNF22,234
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.85
|
$2.95
GNF25,213
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
$1.27
GNF10,869
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.21
|
$0.91
GNF7,758
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$1.04
GNF8,905
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.19
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
pay 50.0% less for transportation
Poland
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.91
|
$3.79
GNF32,371
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN96.38
|
$15.00
GNF128,274
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,760.37
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.45
|
$1.30
GNF11,117
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Poland
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN52.16
|
$100.00
GNF855,161
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,935.03
|
$540.38
GNF4,621,140
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,639.96
|
$300.00
GNF2,565,482
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN598.82
|
$42.06
GNF359,670
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Poland
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN921.08
|
$755.00
GNF6,456,463
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN18,008.91
|
$7,000.00
GNF59,861,243
|
|
pay 25.2% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.42
|
$2.37
GNF20,296
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.87
|
$2.00
GNF17,103
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.65
|
$1.50
GNF12,827
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN110.65
|
$25.34
GNF216,726
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.68
|
$3.49
GNF29,823
|
|
pay 32.1% less for clothing
Poland
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN260.60
|
$20.00
GNF171,032
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN122.26
|
$30.00
GNF256,548
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN267.55
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN303.27
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
|
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