Cost of living comparison
New York is 3.2 times more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in New York instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 98.1% more for restaurants
Guinea
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
FG42,877
|
$19.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
FG94,328
|
$9.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
FG11,786
|
$2.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
FG10,290
|
$1.74
|
|
pay 93.5% more for groceries
Guinea
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
FG6,431
|
$3.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
FG60,027
|
$6.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
FG68,168
|
$3.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
FG22,296
|
$4.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
FG25,283
|
$5.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
FG10,899
|
$2.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
FG7,779
|
$0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,807
|
$2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FG8,930
|
$2.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,807
|
$1.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,807
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FG32,461
|
$3.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
FG128,630
|
$85.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,525.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
FG11,148
|
$20.50
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Guinea
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
FG857,531
|
$71.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
FG4,633,951
|
$1,693.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
FG2,572,594
|
$1,448.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
FG360,668
|
$123.93
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Guinea
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
FG6,474,362
|
$1,180.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
FG60,027,198
|
$20,394.29
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
FG20,353
|
$5.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
FG17,151
|
$4.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
FG12,863
|
$12.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
FG217,326
|
$45.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
FG29,906
|
$13.56
|
|
pay 82.6% more for clothing
Guinea
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
FG171,506
|
$46.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
FG257,259
|
$37.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
FG428,766
|
$78.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
FG428,766
|
$108.30
|
|
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