Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 7.3% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 32.4% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.16
UYU699.96
|
$5.00
GNF42,988
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
UYU380.03
|
$10.77
GNF92,633
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
UYU85.88
|
$1.37
GNF11,817
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
UYU64.39
|
$1.20
GNF10,317
|
|
pay 5.1% less for groceries
Uruguay
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.44
UYU94.15
|
$0.73
GNF6,286
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.68
UYU257.31
|
$9.28
GNF79,778
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.26
UYU164.22
|
$8.54
GNF73,416
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
UYU143.31
|
$2.27
GNF19,503
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
UYU168.61
|
$3.52
GNF30,223
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
UYU44.03
|
$1.08
GNF9,281
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
UYU48.99
|
$1.09
GNF9,382
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU27.99
|
$0.70
GNF6,002
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
UYU47.06
|
$0.99
GNF8,534
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU33.04
|
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU32.19
|
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
|
pay 37.7% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
UYU295.00
|
$4.77
GNF41,012
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.78
UYU1,879.84
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,826.29
UYU1,419,242.56
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
UYU677.91
|
?? | |
pay 12.2% more for housing
Uruguay
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.50
UYU1,560.93
|
$90.45
GNF777,681
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$631.38
UYU24,332.68
|
$523.54
GNF4,501,129
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.93
UYU18,071.84
|
$387.45
GNF3,331,059
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.20
UYU3,938.77
|
$61.18
GNF525,965
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Uruguay
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.70
UYU16,251.69
|
$1,500.00
GNF12,896,250
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,669.05
UYU295,556.43
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,934,552
|
|
pay 42.2% less for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
UYU129.72
|
$2.37
GNF20,405
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.99
UYU153.92
|
$2.00
GNF17,195
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.19
UYU199.99
|
$1.08
GNF9,296
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.06
UYU2,044.82
|
$55.02
GNF473,021
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.53
UYU405.96
|
$4.63
GNF39,835
|
|
pay 65.2% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.58
UYU3,683.47
|
$20.00
GNF171,950
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.77
UYU1,879.68
|
$25.00
GNF214,938
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$133.31
UYU5,137.70
|
$30.00
GNF257,925
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.14
UYU4,321.70
|
$50.00
GNF429,875
|
|
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