Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 28.3% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Guinea instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 27.2% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£14.43
|
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£7.15
|
$10.77
GNF92,500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.71
|
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.22
|
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
|
pay 8.9% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.16
|
$0.73
GNF6,277
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.38
|
$9.28
GNF79,663
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.60
|
$8.54
GNF73,311
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.94
|
$2.27
GNF19,474
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.92
|
$3.52
GNF30,180
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.96
|
$1.08
GNF9,268
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$1.09
GNF9,369
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.97
|
$0.70
GNF5,993
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.12
|
$0.99
GNF8,522
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.48
|
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
|
pay 33.9% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.77
|
$4.77
GNF40,953
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£75.57
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£26,720.43
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.56
|
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pay 12.7% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£30.02
|
$90.45
GNF776,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£977.61
|
$523.54
GNF4,494,664
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£778.23
|
$387.45
GNF3,326,275
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£187.20
|
$61.18
GNF525,209
|
|
pay 29.7% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,139.10
|
$1,500.00
GNF12,877,727
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£14,401.82
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,855,650
|
|
pay 47.4% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.33
|
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.14
|
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£13.06
|
$1.08
GNF9,283
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£34.99
|
$55.02
GNF472,341
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£10.28
|
$4.63
GNF39,778
|
|
pay 56.2% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£61.17
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£31.65
|
$25.00
GNF214,629
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£72.27
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£75.59
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
|
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