Cost of living comparison
Canada is 2.6 times more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Canada instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 62.6% more for restaurants
Guinea
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
FG42,961
|
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
FG94,515
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
FG11,810
|
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
FG10,311
|
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
|
pay 46.2% more for groceries
Guinea
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
FG6,444
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
FG60,146
|
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
FG68,303
|
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
FG22,340
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
FG25,333
|
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
FG10,921
|
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
FG7,795
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,820
|
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FG8,948
|
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,820
|
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,820
|
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FG32,525
|
$4.96
CA$6.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
FG128,884
|
$63.09
CA$86.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,101.60
CA$28,870.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
FG11,170
|
$16.98
CA$23.23
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Guinea
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
FG859,227
|
$64.04
CA$87.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
FG4,643,113
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
FG2,577,680
|
$952.71
CA$1,303.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
FG361,381
|
$112.22
CA$153.53
|
|
pay 44.4% more for childcare
Guinea
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
FG6,487,162
|
$746.92
CA$1,021.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
FG60,145,872
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,191.03
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
FG20,393
|
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
FG17,185
|
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
FG12,888
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
FG217,756
|
$43.49
CA$59.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
FG29,965
|
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
|
pay 81.0% more for clothing
Guinea
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
FG171,845
|
$49.87
CA$68.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
FG257,768
|
$36.92
CA$50.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
FG429,613
|
$78.02
CA$106.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
FG429,613
|
$97.82
CA$133.84
|
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