Cost of living comparison
compared to
Germany vs. Guinea Cost of Living Summary
Germany is 5.5% more expensive than Minnesota.
Germany vs. Guinea Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Germany instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 18.1% more for restaurants
|
Guinea
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.17
|
$16.25
€14.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.25
|
$11.88
€10.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
|
$3.29
€2.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
|
$2.93
€2.53
|
|
Guinea vs. Germany - Cost of restaurants
pay 11.5% less for groceries
|
Guinea
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
|
$2.25
€1.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.34
|
$7.39
€6.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
|
$4.79
€4.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.64
|
$3.84
€3.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.61
|
$6.58
€5.68
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.28
|
$1.45
€1.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
|
$0.82
€0.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.48
|
$1.05
€0.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
|
$2.20
€1.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
|
$0.71
€0.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.65
|
$0.72
€0.62
|
|
Guinea vs. Germany - Cost of groceries
pay 50.9% more for transportation
|
Guinea
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
|
$7.59
€6.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$72.00
|
$62.94
€54.34
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,149.01
|
$31,651.13
€27,325.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.56
|
$27.45
€23.70
|
|
Guinea vs. Germany - Cost of transportation
pay 0.5% less for housing
|
Guinea
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.48
|
$48.64
€41.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,182.19
|
$874.65
€755.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,123.71
|
$695.68
€600.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.87
|
$258.10
€222.83
|
|
Guinea vs. Germany - Cost of housing
pay 43.7% less for childcare
|
Guinea
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,260.39
|
$497.10
€429.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,591.00
|
$16,538.74
€14,278.46
|
|
Guinea vs. Germany - Cost of childcare
pay 12.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Guinea
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.52
|
$5.05
€4.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.01
|
$3.95
€3.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.69
|
$9.74
€8.41
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.95
|
$40.02
€34.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.88
|
$14.41
€12.44
|
|
Guinea vs. Germany - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 37.0% more for clothing
|
Guinea
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.07
|
$91.81
€79.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.44
|
$46.05
€39.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.05
|
$102.53
€88.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.44
|
$134.07
€115.75
|
|
Guinea vs. Germany - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
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