Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 70.9% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 26.2% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
SEK122.92
|
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
SEK101.01
|
$10.77
GNF92,500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK20.92
|
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
SEK20.47
|
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
|
pay 8.3% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
SEK27.69
|
$0.73
GNF6,277
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
SEK57.67
|
$9.28
GNF79,663
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
SEK60.72
|
$8.54
GNF73,311
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK41.50
|
$2.27
GNF19,474
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SEK53.09
|
$3.52
GNF30,180
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
SEK13.22
|
$1.08
GNF9,268
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SEK11.61
|
$1.09
GNF9,369
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK12.36
|
$0.70
GNF5,993
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
SEK19.59
|
$0.99
GNF8,522
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.24
|
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
SEK7.86
|
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
|
pay 29.9% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
SEK73.90
|
$4.77
GNF40,953
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.13
SEK740.19
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,059.79
SEK293,974.29
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.32
SEK231.61
|
?? | |
pay 29.8% more for housing
Sweden
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.04
SEK315.44
|
$90.45
GNF776,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.36
SEK9,488.03
|
$523.54
GNF4,494,664
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$653.04
SEK7,094.53
|
$387.45
GNF3,326,275
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.04
SEK750.06
|
$61.18
GNF525,209
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.10
SEK1,315.62
|
$1,500.00
GNF12,877,727
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,856.48
SEK31,032.45
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,855,650
|
|
pay 44.2% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
SEK74.03
|
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
SEK40.69
|
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.25
SEK67.87
|
$1.08
GNF9,283
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
SEK428.21
|
$55.02
GNF472,341
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
SEK149.35
|
$4.63
GNF39,778
|
|
pay 55.9% less for clothing
Sweden
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.13
SEK870.57
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.51
SEK374.87
|
$25.00
GNF214,629
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
SEK892.66
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.97
SEK1,281.63
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
|
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