Cost of living comparison
Missouri is 2.6 times more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Missouri instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 91.2% more for restaurants
Guinea
|
Missouri
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
FG43,000
|
$18.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
FG94,600
|
$8.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
FG11,820
|
$2.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
FG10,320
|
$1.62
|
|
pay 54.9% more for groceries
Guinea
|
Missouri
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
FG6,450
|
$2.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
FG60,200
|
$4.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
FG68,365
|
$3.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
FG22,360
|
$3.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
FG25,356
|
$4.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
FG10,931
|
$2.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
FG7,802
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,827
|
$1.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FG8,956
|
$2.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,827
|
$1.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,827
|
$1.23
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Missouri
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FG32,555
|
$3.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
FG129,000
|
$80.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,990.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
FG11,180
|
$15.09
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Guinea
|
Missouri
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
FG860,000
|
$74.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
FG4,647,291
|
$998.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
FG2,580,000
|
$816.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
FG361,706
|
$159.94
|
|
pay 76.3% more for childcare
Guinea
|
Missouri
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
FG6,493,000
|
$1,026.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
FG60,200,000
|
$15,161.11
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Missouri
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
FG20,411
|
$4.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
FG17,200
|
$4.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
FG12,900
|
$6.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
FG217,952
|
$35.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
FG29,992
|
$12.59
|
|
pay 93.2% more for clothing
Guinea
|
Missouri
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
FG172,000
|
$49.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
FG258,000
|
$38.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
FG430,000
|
$86.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
FG430,000
|
$112.38
|
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