Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 16.5% more expensive than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Saudi Arabia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.42
SAR24.06
|
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
|
pay 29.0% more for groceries
Saudi Arabia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
|
pay 30.1% less for transportation
Saudi Arabia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.48
SAR178.09
|
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,812.24
SAR85,557.28
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.96
SAR59.86
|
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
|
pay 12.2% more for housing
Saudi Arabia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.28
SAR252.34
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$371.46
SAR1,393.15
|
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.86
SAR1,072.12
|
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.36
SAR316.39
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
|
pay 89.4% more for childcare
Saudi Arabia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.92
SAR1,064.83
|
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,207.10
SAR23,279.72
|
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
|
pay 44.6% less for entertainment and sports
Saudi Arabia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.93
SAR371.03
|
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
SAR59.99
|
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
|
pay 46.9% less for clothing
Saudi Arabia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.71
SAR152.69
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.80
SAR246.80
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
SAR346.17
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.69
SAR295.12
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
|
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