Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.4 times more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Italy instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 67.9% more for restaurants
Guinea
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
FG42,961
|
$15.74
€14.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
FG94,515
|
$9.09
€8.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
FG11,810
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
FG10,311
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
pay 14.3% more for groceries
Guinea
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
FG6,444
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
FG60,146
|
$7.20
€6.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
FG68,303
|
$4.88
€4.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
FG22,340
|
$3.14
€2.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
FG25,333
|
$4.47
€4.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
FG10,921
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
FG7,795
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,820
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FG8,948
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,820
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,820
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FG32,525
|
$8.02
€7.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
FG128,884
|
$38.40
€35.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,887.08
€24,201.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
FG11,170
|
$18.65
€17.43
|
|
pay 66.7% more for housing
Guinea
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
FG859,227
|
$30.75
€28.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
FG4,643,113
|
$608.10
€568.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
FG2,577,680
|
$488.80
€456.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
FG361,381
|
$151.72
€141.84
|
|
pay 1.0% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
FG6,487,162
|
$459.30
€429.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
FG60,145,872
|
$9,604.44
€8,979.05
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
FG20,393
|
$4.83
€4.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
FG17,185
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
FG12,888
|
$6.30
€5.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
FG217,756
|
$51.79
€48.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
FG29,965
|
$9.32
€8.71
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Guinea
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
FG171,845
|
$80.37
€75.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
FG257,768
|
$36.54
€34.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
FG429,613
|
$89.56
€83.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
FG429,613
|
$114.84
€107.37
|
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