Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 10.5% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Greece, you would:
pay 3.3% more for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.48
|
$5.00
GNF43,346
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.21
|
$10.77
GNF93,407
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.79
|
$1.37
GNF11,916
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.57
|
$1.20
GNF10,403
|
|
pay 14.8% more for groceries
|
Greece
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.24
|
$0.73
GNF6,339
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€5.94
|
$9.28
GNF80,444
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.52
|
$8.54
GNF74,029
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.72
|
$2.27
GNF19,665
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.89
|
$3.52
GNF30,475
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$1.08
GNF9,359
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.74
|
$1.09
GNF9,461
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.52
|
$0.70
GNF6,052
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.78
|
$0.99
GNF8,606
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.74
GNF6,437
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$0.74
GNF6,437
|
|
pay 38.9% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.11
|
$4.77
GNF41,355
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€37.54
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,306.79
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.33
|
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pay 28.4% more for housing
|
Greece
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€28.89
|
$90.45
GNF784,173
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€481.81
|
$523.54
GNF4,538,702
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€370.05
|
$387.45
GNF3,358,866
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€162.40
|
$61.18
GNF530,355
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Greece
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€319.39
|
$1,500.00
GNF13,003,902
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,062.92
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,393,122
|
|
pay 39.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.85
|
$2.37
GNF20,576
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.20
|
$2.00
GNF17,339
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.53
|
$1.08
GNF9,374
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€42.37
|
$55.02
GNF476,969
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.13
|
$4.63
GNF40,167
|
|
pay 57.2% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€76.31
|
$20.00
GNF173,385
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€37.45
|
$25.00
GNF216,732
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€79.02
|
$30.00
GNF260,078
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€87.71
|
$50.00
GNF433,463
|
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