Cost of living comparison
Ohio is 2.4 times more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Ohio instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 69.4% more for restaurants
|
Guinea
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
FG42,783
|
$16.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
FG94,123
|
$8.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
FG11,761
|
$2.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
FG10,268
|
$1.58
|
|
pay 50.5% more for groceries
|
Guinea
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
FG6,417
|
$2.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
FG59,897
|
$5.13
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
FG68,020
|
$3.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
FG22,247
|
$3.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
FG25,228
|
$5.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
FG10,875
|
$2.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
FG7,762
|
$0.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,792
|
$1.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FG8,911
|
$1.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,792
|
$1.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,792
|
$1.06
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for transportation
|
Guinea
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FG32,390
|
$3.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
FG128,350
|
$60.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,594.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
FG11,124
|
$15.74
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Guinea
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
FG855,666
|
$64.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
FG4,623,871
|
$953.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
FG2,566,998
|
$743.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
FG359,883
|
$139.19
|
|
pay 23.0% more for childcare
|
Guinea
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
FG6,460,278
|
$860.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
FG59,896,613
|
$9,241.82
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Guinea
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
FG20,308
|
$4.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
FG17,113
|
$4.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
FG12,835
|
$7.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
FG216,854
|
$23.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
FG29,841
|
$10.78
|
|
pay 72.9% more for clothing
|
Guinea
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
FG171,133
|
$45.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
FG256,700
|
$38.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
FG427,833
|
$76.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
FG427,833
|
$93.16
|
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