Cost of living comparison
Kansas is 2.3 times more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Kansas instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 58.9% more for restaurants
Guinea
|
Kansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
FG42,877
|
$14.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
FG94,328
|
$8.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
FG11,786
|
$2.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
FG10,290
|
$1.48
|
|
pay 41.7% more for groceries
Guinea
|
Kansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
FG6,431
|
$2.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
FG60,027
|
$4.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
FG68,168
|
$3.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
FG22,296
|
$3.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
FG25,283
|
$5.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
FG10,899
|
$1.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
FG7,779
|
$0.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,807
|
$1.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FG8,930
|
$1.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,807
|
$0.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,807
|
$0.91
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Kansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FG32,461
|
$3.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
FG128,630
|
$32.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,141.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
FG11,148
|
$16.23
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Guinea
|
Kansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
FG857,531
|
$66.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
FG4,633,951
|
$897.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
FG2,572,594
|
$757.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
FG360,668
|
$150.46
|
|
pay 5.8% more for childcare
Guinea
|
Kansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
FG6,474,362
|
$580.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
FG60,027,198
|
$9,433.33
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Kansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
FG20,353
|
$3.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
FG17,151
|
$4.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
FG12,863
|
$7.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
FG217,326
|
$43.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
FG29,906
|
$10.57
|
|
pay 76.8% more for clothing
Guinea
|
Kansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
FG171,506
|
$41.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
FG257,259
|
$34.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
FG428,766
|
$81.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
FG428,766
|
$110.69
|
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