Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 41.5% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Australia, you would:
pay 32.6% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
A$23.87
|
$5.00
FG43,000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
A$14.00
|
$11.00
FG94,600
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
A$3.82
|
$1.37
FG11,820
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
A$3.20
|
$1.20
FG10,320
|
|
pay 11.7% less for groceries
Australia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
A$3.12
|
$0.75
FG6,450
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
A$6.60
|
$7.00
FG60,200
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
A$7.79
|
$7.95
FG68,365
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
A$5.48
|
$2.60
FG22,360
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
A$5.54
|
$2.95
FG25,356
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
A$2.24
|
$1.27
FG10,931
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.75
|
$0.91
FG7,802
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
A$2.05
|
$0.79
FG6,827
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
A$3.27
|
$1.04
FG8,956
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.61
|
$0.79
FG6,827
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.29
|
$0.79
FG6,827
|
|
pay 65.6% less for transportation
Australia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.71
|
$3.79
FG32,555
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.92
A$127.68
|
$15.00
FG129,000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,079.60
A$34,413.35
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
A$23.81
|
$1.30
FG11,180
|
|
pay 26.0% less for housing
Australia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.83
A$87.01
|
$100.00
FG860,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,119.19
A$1,744.38
|
$540.38
FG4,647,291
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.00
A$1,385.59
|
$300.00
FG2,580,000
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
A$187.87
|
$42.06
FG361,706
|
|
pay 42.0% less for childcare
Australia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,373.48
A$2,140.71
|
$755.00
FG6,493,000
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,458.00
A$17,858.49
|
$7,000.00
FG60,200,000
|
|
pay 61.8% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.72
A$8.91
|
$2.37
FG20,411
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
A$5.14
|
$2.00
FG17,200
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.53
A$38.23
|
$1.50
FG12,900
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.71
A$72.80
|
$25.34
FG217,952
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
A$19.09
|
$3.49
FG29,992
|
|
pay 51.0% less for clothing
Australia
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.47
A$111.40
|
$20.00
FG172,000
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.82
A$65.18
|
$30.00
FG258,000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.71
A$158.52
|
$50.00
FG430,000
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.56
A$166.08
|
$50.00
FG430,000
|
|
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