Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.1 times more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 60.4% more for restaurants
Guinea
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.43
GNF55,333
|
$17.71
€16.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,692
|
$9.75
€9.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
GNF13,435
|
$2.15
€2.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,324
|
$1.66
€1.57
|
|
pay 4.9% more for groceries
Guinea
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
GNF11,363
|
$1.78
€1.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,828
|
$4.12
€3.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
GNF70,686
|
$5.05
€4.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
GNF24,103
|
$3.71
€3.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
GNF24,389
|
$4.48
€4.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
GNF11,585
|
$1.22
€1.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
GNF9,511
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
GNF7,906
|
$1.24
€1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
GNF11,040
|
$1.58
€1.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,210
|
$0.80
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,210
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
GNF43,752
|
$7.11
€6.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.49
GNF245,098
|
$119.47
€112.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
GNF283,896,931
|
$37,943.34
€35,870.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.55
GNF99,364
|
$20.48
€19.36
|
|
pay 94.5% more for housing
Guinea
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.91
GNF696,052
|
$46.92
€44.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,503,975
|
$1,406.76
€1,329.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$462.34
GNF3,977,442
|
$1,187.82
€1,122.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$159.87
€151.14
|
|
pay 6.0% more for childcare
Guinea
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$996.31
€941.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF54,969,294
|
$6,771.62
€6,401.60
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,418
|
$5.94
€5.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,206
|
$3.80
€3.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.16
GNF10,001
|
$16.44
€15.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.01
GNF602,311
|
$55.70
€52.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,860
|
$12.29
€11.62
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Guinea
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,059
|
$77.94
€73.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF215,073
|
$37.83
€35.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF258,088
|
$85.63
€80.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF430,147
|
$89.10
€84.24
|
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