Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 42.1% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:
pay 36.2% less for restaurants
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
|
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
|
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
|
pay 44.7% less for groceries
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.50
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.11
|
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
|
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.80
|
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
|
pay 39.6% less for transportation
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.27
|
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
|
pay 60.2% less for housing
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$130.00
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,333.33
|
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,066.67
|
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$312.25
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
|
pay 13.6% more for childcare
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$500.00
|
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,200.00
|
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
|
pay 66.8% less for entertainment and sports
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.81
|
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.67
|
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
|
pay 60.5% less for clothing
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.00
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.00
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
|
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