Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 15.8% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Finland, you would:
pay 31.6% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.89
|
$5.00
FG42,877
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.91
|
$11.00
FG94,328
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.43
|
$1.37
FG11,786
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.65
|
$1.20
FG10,290
|
|
pay 5.6% more for groceries
Finland
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
$0.75
FG6,431
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.76
|
$7.00
FG60,027
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$7.95
FG68,168
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.78
|
$2.60
FG22,296
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.55
|
$2.95
FG25,283
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.27
FG10,899
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.91
FG7,779
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$0.79
FG6,807
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.67
|
$1.04
FG8,930
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.79
FG6,807
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.79
FG6,807
|
|
pay 75.1% less for transportation
Finland
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.35
|
$3.79
FG32,461
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€54.46
|
$15.00
FG128,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,735.60
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.44
|
$1.30
FG11,148
|
|
pay 49.8% more for housing
Finland
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.60
|
$100.00
FG857,531
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€698.54
|
$540.38
FG4,633,951
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€579.51
|
$300.00
FG2,572,594
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€90.41
|
$42.06
FG360,668
|
|
pay 53.1% more for childcare
Finland
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€325.08
|
$755.00
FG6,474,362
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,442.18
|
$7,000.00
FG60,027,198
|
|
pay 64.6% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.67
|
$2.37
FG20,353
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.92
|
$2.00
FG17,151
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.34
|
$1.50
FG12,863
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€41.25
|
$25.34
FG217,326
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.24
|
$3.49
FG29,906
|
|
pay 47.8% less for clothing
Finland
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€83.59
|
$20.00
FG171,506
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€34.04
|
$30.00
FG257,259
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€76.38
|
$50.00
FG428,766
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€110.63
|
$50.00
FG428,766
|
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