Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.2 times more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 84.0% more for restaurants
Guinea
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF43,150
|
$17.10
€15.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,984
|
$9.80
€9.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,862
|
$2.19
€2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,356
|
$1.73
€1.59
|
|
pay 24.4% more for groceries
Guinea
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
GNF6,310
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF80,079
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
GNF73,694
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
GNF19,576
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
GNF30,337
|
$4.34
€3.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
GNF9,316
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
GNF9,418
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
GNF6,024
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
GNF8,567
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,408
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,408
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 51.6% more for transportation
Guinea
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
GNF41,167
|
$7.23
€6.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$118.73
€109.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,966.92
€34,000.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.66
€17.16
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Guinea
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.45
GNF780,621
|
$49.22
€45.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,518,144
|
$1,390.35
€1,278.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.45
GNF3,343,651
|
$1,168.86
€1,075.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.18
GNF527,953
|
$162.61
€149.56
|
|
pay 4.9% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
GNF12,945,000
|
$1,101.52
€1,013.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF55,142,214
|
$7,468.96
€6,869.57
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,482
|
$6.02
€5.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,260
|
$3.78
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
GNF9,331
|
$16.48
€15.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.02
GNF474,809
|
$58.33
€53.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,985
|
$12.21
€11.23
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Guinea
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,600
|
$84.67
€77.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF215,750
|
$40.37
€37.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF258,900
|
$91.93
€84.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF431,500
|
$90.97
€83.67
|
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