Cost of living comparison
Australia is 2.5 times more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Australia instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 73.8% more for restaurants
Guinea
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.43
GNF55,333
|
$16.76
A$25.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,692
|
$9.73
A$14.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
GNF13,435
|
$2.56
A$3.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,324
|
$2.16
A$3.32
|
|
pay 26.8% more for groceries
Guinea
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
GNF11,363
|
$2.37
A$3.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,828
|
$4.36
A$6.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
GNF70,686
|
$5.80
A$8.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
GNF24,103
|
$4.07
A$6.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
GNF24,389
|
$3.94
A$6.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
GNF11,585
|
$1.45
A$2.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
GNF9,511
|
$1.26
A$1.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
GNF7,906
|
$1.35
A$2.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
GNF11,040
|
$2.01
A$3.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,210
|
$1.12
A$1.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,210
|
$0.96
A$1.48
|
|
pay 56.5% more for transportation
Guinea
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
GNF43,752
|
$4.65
A$7.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.49
GNF245,098
|
$83.03
A$127.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
GNF283,896,931
|
$27,742.09
A$42,627.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.55
GNF99,364
|
$18.38
A$28.24
|
|
pay 67.2% more for housing
Guinea
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.91
GNF696,052
|
$55.59
A$85.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,503,975
|
$1,182.30
A$1,816.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$462.34
GNF3,977,442
|
$957.92
A$1,471.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$138.16
A$212.30
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Guinea
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,485.91
A$2,283.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF54,969,294
|
$14,667.78
A$22,538.09
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,418
|
$6.64
A$10.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,206
|
$3.55
A$5.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.16
GNF10,001
|
$28.07
A$43.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.01
GNF602,311
|
$52.89
A$81.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,860
|
$13.13
A$20.17
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Guinea
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,059
|
$71.78
A$110.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF215,073
|
$50.24
A$77.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF258,088
|
$100.30
A$154.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF430,147
|
$111.73
A$171.68
|
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