Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 2.6 times more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 69.2% more for restaurants
Guinea
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
FG42,961
|
$15.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
FG94,515
|
$7.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
FG11,810
|
$2.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
FG10,311
|
$1.70
|
|
pay 70.6% more for groceries
Guinea
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
FG6,444
|
$2.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
FG60,146
|
$6.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
FG68,303
|
$3.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
FG22,340
|
$4.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
FG25,333
|
$5.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
FG10,921
|
$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
FG7,795
|
$0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,820
|
$2.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FG8,948
|
$1.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,820
|
$1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,820
|
$1.30
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FG32,525
|
$3.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
FG128,884
|
$57.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,762.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
FG11,170
|
$17.91
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Guinea
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
FG859,227
|
$71.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
FG4,643,113
|
$1,348.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
FG2,577,680
|
$1,154.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
FG361,381
|
$135.24
|
|
pay 66.9% more for childcare
Guinea
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
FG6,487,162
|
$804.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
FG60,145,872
|
$15,912.75
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
FG20,393
|
$4.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
FG17,185
|
$4.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
FG12,888
|
$6.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
FG217,756
|
$28.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
FG29,965
|
$12.22
|
|
pay 87.3% more for clothing
Guinea
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
FG171,845
|
$48.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
FG257,768
|
$38.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
FG429,613
|
$79.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
FG429,613
|
$111.18
|
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