Cost of living comparison
Japan is 2.6 times more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Japan instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 14.4% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
FG43,000
|
$6.87
¥1,062
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
FG94,600
|
$5.20
¥803
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
FG11,820
|
$1.13
¥175
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
FG10,320
|
$0.90
¥139
|
|
pay 51.4% more for groceries
Guinea
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
FG6,450
|
$1.58
¥245
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
FG60,200
|
$6.69
¥1,035
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
FG68,365
|
$5.53
¥854
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
FG22,360
|
$1.87
¥289
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
FG25,356
|
$3.14
¥486
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
FG10,931
|
$2.55
¥394
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
FG7,802
|
$1.34
¥208
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,827
|
$2.07
¥320
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FG8,956
|
$2.14
¥331
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,827
|
$1.37
¥212
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,827
|
$0.98
¥151
|
|
pay 8.9 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FG32,555
|
$4.79
¥740
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
FG129,000
|
$77.51
¥11,985
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,322.73
¥3,142,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
FG11,180
|
$26.34
¥4,073
|
|
pay 54.5% more for housing
Guinea
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
FG860,000
|
$36.05
¥5,574
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
FG4,647,291
|
$586.71
¥90,719
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
FG2,580,000
|
$401.57
¥62,092
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
FG361,706
|
$142.79
¥22,078
|
|
pay 11.0% more for childcare
Guinea
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
FG6,493,000
|
$343.45
¥53,106
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
FG60,200,000
|
$12,362.75
¥1,911,590
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
FG20,411
|
$3.03
¥469
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
FG17,200
|
$3.16
¥489
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
FG12,900
|
$4.29
¥663
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
FG217,952
|
$61.62
¥9,529
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
FG29,992
|
$13.07
¥2,021
|
|
pay 56.3% more for clothing
Guinea
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
FG172,000
|
$43.55
¥6,733
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
FG258,000
|
$32.13
¥4,968
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
FG430,000
|
$59.61
¥9,218
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
FG430,000
|
$90.53
¥13,999
|
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