Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 18.4% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Burma, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Burma
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
MMK6,106
|
$5.00
GNF42,846
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MMK12,565
|
$11.00
GNF94,260
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MMK1,217
|
$1.37
GNF11,778
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MMK709
|
$1.20
GNF10,283
|
|
pay 37.1% more for groceries
Burma
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MMK2,875
|
$0.75
GNF6,427
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
MMK10,126
|
$7.00
GNF59,984
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
MMK11,454
|
$7.95
GNF68,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
MMK3,376
|
$2.60
GNF22,280
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
MMK5,612
|
$2.95
GNF25,265
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
MMK1,792
|
$1.27
GNF10,891
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MMK712
|
$0.91
GNF7,774
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,045
|
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MMK1,501
|
$1.04
GNF8,924
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
MMK1,184
|
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,520
|
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
|
pay 20.1% less for transportation
Burma
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
MMK5,727
|
$3.79
GNF32,438
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
MMK35,909
|
$15.00
GNF128,537
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
MMK57,588,173
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
MMK19,834
|
$1.30
GNF11,140
|
|
pay 4.0% less for housing
Burma
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
MMK149,160
|
$100.00
GNF856,912
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
MMK1,261,988
|
$540.38
GNF4,630,604
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
MMK672,124
|
$300.00
GNF2,570,736
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
MMK145,535
|
$42.06
GNF360,407
|
|
pay 8.2% more for childcare
Burma
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
$755.00
GNF6,469,685
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
$7,000.00
GNF59,983,833
|
|
pay 16.0% more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
MMK2,292
|
$2.37
GNF20,338
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
MMK4,326
|
$2.00
GNF17,138
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
MMK3,000
|
$1.50
GNF12,854
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
MMK72,967
|
$25.34
GNF217,169
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
MMK8,215
|
$3.49
GNF29,884
|
|
pay 44.9% less for clothing
Burma
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
$20.00
GNF171,382
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
$30.00
GNF257,074
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
MMK203,482
|
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
|
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