Cost of living comparison
Netherlands is 3.1 times more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Guinea
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
FG42,961
|
$17.72
€16.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
FG94,515
|
$9.84
€9.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
FG11,810
|
$2.85
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
FG10,311
|
$2.32
€2.17
|
|
pay 3.6% more for groceries
Guinea
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
FG6,444
|
$1.95
€1.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
FG60,146
|
$5.93
€5.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
FG68,303
|
$4.34
€4.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
FG22,340
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
FG25,333
|
$4.08
€3.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
FG10,921
|
$1.24
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
FG7,795
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,820
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FG8,948
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,820
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,820
|
$0.46
€0.43
|
|
pay 9.2 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FG32,525
|
$8.49
€7.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
FG128,884
|
$104.47
€97.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,989.41
€27,101.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
FG11,170
|
$23.81
€22.26
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Guinea
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
FG859,227
|
$44.56
€41.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
FG4,643,113
|
$1,134.22
€1,060.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
FG2,577,680
|
$969.29
€906.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
FG361,381
|
$179.88
€168.16
|
|
pay 52.8% more for childcare
Guinea
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
FG6,487,162
|
$1,616.01
€1,510.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
FG60,145,872
|
$6,406.01
€5,988.89
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
FG20,393
|
$5.48
€5.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
FG17,185
|
$3.36
€3.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
FG12,888
|
$8.91
€8.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
FG217,756
|
$36.22
€33.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
FG29,965
|
$13.01
€12.16
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Guinea
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
FG171,845
|
$88.46
€82.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
FG257,768
|
$41.75
€39.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
FG429,613
|
$96.66
€90.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
FG429,613
|
$123.64
€115.59
|
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