Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 72.2% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 3.6% more for restaurants
Guinea
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,758
|
$8.99
€8.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,068
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,754
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,262
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 15.9% less for groceries
Guinea
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,414
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF59,861
|
$4.58
€4.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF67,980
|
$4.83
€4.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,234
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,213
|
$3.23
€3.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,869
|
$0.49
€0.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,758
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,905
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
$0.32
€0.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
$0.35
€0.33
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,371
|
$7.32
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,274
|
$38.37
€35.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,439.27
€20,026.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,117
|
$7.64
€7.14
|
|
pay 59.5% more for housing
Guinea
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF855,161
|
$16.90
€15.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,621,140
|
$342.38
€319.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,565,482
|
$247.16
€230.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF359,670
|
$199.93
€186.75
|
|
pay 19.3% more for childcare
Guinea
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,456,463
|
$261.48
€244.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF59,861,243
|
$14,283.25
€13,342.07
|
|
pay 84.2% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,296
|
$2.94
€2.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,103
|
$2.55
€2.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,827
|
$4.55
€4.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF216,726
|
$37.76
€35.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,823
|
$7.56
€7.06
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Guinea
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,032
|
$68.48
€63.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF256,548
|
$40.46
€37.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
$75.05
€70.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
$104.60
€97.71
|
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