Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 3.2 times more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Guinea
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
FG42,877
|
$17.84
kr2,506
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
FG94,328
|
$14.27
kr2,005
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
FG11,786
|
$2.32
kr326
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
FG10,290
|
$2.12
kr298
|
|
pay 61.5% more for groceries
Guinea
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
FG6,431
|
$3.42
kr481
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
FG60,027
|
$5.98
kr841
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
FG68,168
|
$5.33
kr748
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
FG22,296
|
$5.66
kr795
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
FG25,283
|
$7.09
kr997
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
FG10,899
|
$1.16
kr163
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
FG7,779
|
$0.98
kr138
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,807
|
$1.17
kr165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FG8,930
|
$1.84
kr258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,807
|
$0.96
kr134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,807
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 8.6 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FG32,461
|
$8.03
kr1,129
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
FG128,630
|
$77.40
kr10,876
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,836.83
kr4,192,672
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
FG11,148
|
$23.97
kr3,368
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Guinea
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
FG857,531
|
$62.40
kr8,769
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
FG4,633,951
|
$1,437.14
kr201,947
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
FG2,572,594
|
$1,215.63
kr170,820
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
FG360,668
|
$68.63
kr9,644
|
|
pay 63.1% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
FG6,474,362
|
$259.34
kr36,443
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
FG60,027,198
|
$2,750.10
kr386,444
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
FG20,353
|
$8.52
kr1,198
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
FG17,151
|
$4.15
kr584
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
FG12,863
|
$10.64
kr1,494
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
FG217,326
|
$56.90
kr7,996
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
FG29,906
|
$12.27
kr1,725
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
Guinea
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
FG171,506
|
$118.08
kr16,592
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
FG257,259
|
$50.39
kr7,081
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
FG428,766
|
$151.12
kr21,235
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
FG428,766
|
$175.20
kr24,619
|
|
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