Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 12.2% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 4.4% less for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.09
€11.34
|
$5.00
FG42,877
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
€7.06
|
$11.00
FG94,328
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.79
|
$1.37
FG11,786
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$1.20
FG10,290
|
|
pay 18.4% more for groceries
Cyprus
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
€1.58
|
$0.75
FG6,431
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
€4.41
|
$7.00
FG60,027
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
€5.62
|
$7.95
FG68,168
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€3.01
|
$2.60
FG22,296
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.34
|
$2.95
FG25,283
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$1.27
FG10,899
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.91
FG7,779
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.61
|
$0.79
FG6,807
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$1.04
FG8,930
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.79
FG6,807
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.79
FG6,807
|
|
pay 65.4% less for transportation
Cyprus
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.96
€5.59
|
$3.79
FG32,461
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.14
€41.41
|
$15.00
FG128,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,507.23
€23,932.16
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.75
€19.47
|
$1.30
FG11,148
|
|
pay 0.1% more for housing
Cyprus
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.07
€38.53
|
$100.00
FG857,531
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$765.75
€718.47
|
$540.38
FG4,633,951
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$572.23
€536.90
|
$300.00
FG2,572,594
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.02
€116.36
|
$42.06
FG360,668
|
|
pay 65.2% more for childcare
Cyprus
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$327.88
€307.64
|
$755.00
FG6,474,362
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,992.32
€6,560.55
|
$7,000.00
FG60,027,198
|
|
pay 50.6% less for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
€3.16
|
$2.37
FG20,353
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
€3.20
|
$2.00
FG17,151
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.86
€4.56
|
$1.50
FG12,863
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.35
€49.12
|
$25.34
FG217,326
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.01
€8.46
|
$3.49
FG29,906
|
|
pay 49.0% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.61
€74.70
|
$20.00
FG171,506
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
€37.86
|
$30.00
FG257,259
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.12
€82.68
|
$50.00
FG428,766
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.36
€97.91
|
$50.00
FG428,766
|
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