Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 35.5% cheaper than Alabama.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Alabama, you would:
pay 29.6% less for restaurants
Alabama
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.44
|
$5.00
FG43,000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.87
|
$11.00
FG94,600
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
|
$1.37
FG11,820
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$1.20
FG10,320
|
|
pay 16.1% less for groceries
Alabama
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
|
$0.75
FG6,450
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
|
$7.00
FG60,200
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
|
$7.95
FG68,365
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
|
$2.60
FG22,360
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.04
|
$2.95
FG25,356
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.42
|
$1.27
FG10,931
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$0.91
FG7,802
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.02
|
$0.79
FG6,827
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$1.04
FG8,956
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$0.79
FG6,827
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$0.79
FG6,827
|
|
pay 50.4% less for transportation
Alabama
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
|
$3.79
FG32,555
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.00
|
$15.00
FG129,000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,359.72
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
|
$1.30
FG11,180
|
|
pay 28.5% less for housing
Alabama
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.65
|
$100.00
FG860,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.09
|
$540.38
FG4,647,291
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$719.33
|
$300.00
FG2,580,000
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.47
|
$42.06
FG361,706
|
|
pay 30.4% less for childcare
Alabama
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$886.04
|
$755.00
FG6,493,000
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,933.33
|
$7,000.00
FG60,200,000
|
|
pay 54.7% less for entertainment and sports
Alabama
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.55
|
$2.37
FG20,411
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.63
|
$2.00
FG17,200
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.93
|
$1.50
FG12,900
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.01
|
$25.34
FG217,952
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.42
|
$3.49
FG29,992
|
|
pay 39.0% less for clothing
Alabama
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.87
|
$20.00
FG172,000
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.78
|
$30.00
FG258,000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.92
|
$50.00
FG430,000
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.04
|
$50.00
FG430,000
|
|
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