Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 3.2 times more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 89.5% more for restaurants
Guinea
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,758
|
$18.79
£14.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,068
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,754
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,262
|
$1.63
£1.30
|
|
pay 71.1% more for groceries
Guinea
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,414
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF59,861
|
$5.70
£4.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF67,980
|
$6.94
£5.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,234
|
$4.80
£3.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,213
|
$3.13
£2.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,869
|
$2.71
£2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,758
|
$2.68
£2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
$1.67
£1.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,905
|
$1.95
£1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
$1.11
£0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,371
|
$6.41
£5.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,274
|
$50.62
£40.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,537.25
£22,746.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,117
|
$24.01
£19.14
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Guinea
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF855,161
|
$62.19
£49.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,621,140
|
$1,570.37
£1,251.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,565,482
|
$1,409.56
£1,123.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF359,670
|
$147.13
£117.27
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Guinea
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,456,463
|
$1,425.66
£1,136.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF59,861,243
|
$16,919.68
£13,486.12
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,296
|
$5.68
£4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,103
|
$3.84
£3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,827
|
$9.76
£7.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF216,726
|
$74.46
£59.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,823
|
$9.24
£7.36
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Guinea
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,032
|
$90.66
£72.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF256,548
|
$37.47
£29.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
$85.36
£68.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
$101.62
£81.00
|
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