Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.9 times more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 75.0% more for restaurants
|
Guinea
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
FG42,806
|
$16.63
€15.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
FG94,174
|
$9.41
€8.59
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
FG11,767
|
$2.04
€1.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
FG10,274
|
$1.60
€1.46
|
|
pay 11.3% more for groceries
|
Guinea
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
FG6,421
|
$1.68
€1.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
FG59,929
|
$4.31
€3.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
FG68,057
|
$4.75
€4.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
FG22,259
|
$3.01
€2.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
FG25,242
|
$3.87
€3.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
FG10,881
|
$1.17
€1.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
FG7,767
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,796
|
$1.15
€1.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FG8,915
|
$1.22
€1.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,796
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,796
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for transportation
|
Guinea
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FG32,408
|
$7.64
€6.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
FG128,419
|
$113.76
€103.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,407.58
€29,605.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
FG11,130
|
$17.14
€15.66
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Guinea
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
FG856,130
|
$52.84
€48.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
FG4,626,376
|
$1,291.60
€1,179.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
FG2,568,389
|
$1,147.51
€1,048.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
FG360,078
|
$156.48
€142.95
|
|
pay 21.2% more for childcare
|
Guinea
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
FG6,463,778
|
$893.73
€816.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
FG59,929,070
|
$8,678.25
€7,928.02
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Guinea
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
FG20,319
|
$5.53
€5.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
FG17,123
|
$3.60
€3.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
FG12,842
|
$15.83
€14.46
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
FG216,971
|
$59.94
€54.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
FG29,857
|
$11.50
€10.51
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Guinea
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
FG171,226
|
$76.22
€69.63
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
FG256,839
|
$37.26
€34.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
FG428,065
|
$85.01
€77.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
FG428,065
|
$90.50
€82.68
|
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