Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 2.4 times more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 37.7% more for restaurants
|
Guinea
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,758
|
$10.47
SEK114.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,068
|
$8.27
SEK90.62
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,754
|
$1.80
SEK19.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,262
|
$1.63
SEK17.81
|
|
pay 21.5% more for groceries
|
Guinea
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,414
|
$2.32
SEK25.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF59,861
|
$4.47
SEK49.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF67,980
|
$4.74
SEK51.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,234
|
$3.01
SEK32.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,213
|
$4.05
SEK44.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,869
|
$1.20
SEK13.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,758
|
$1.00
SEK10.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
$1.15
SEK12.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,905
|
$1.57
SEK17.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
$0.60
SEK6.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
$0.60
SEK6.55
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for transportation
|
Guinea
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,371
|
$7.21
SEK79.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,274
|
$69.67
SEK763.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,170.07
SEK253,819.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,117
|
$22.12
SEK242.37
|
|
pay 25.7% more for housing
|
Guinea
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF855,161
|
$28.54
SEK312.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,621,140
|
$736.74
SEK8,070.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,565,482
|
$574.14
SEK6,289.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF359,670
|
$61.61
SEK674.90
|
|
pay 68.7% less for childcare
|
Guinea
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,456,463
|
$129.63
SEK1,420.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF59,861,243
|
$3,186.61
SEK34,908.08
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Guinea
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,296
|
$6.47
SEK70.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,103
|
$3.66
SEK40.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,827
|
$6.21
SEK68.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF216,726
|
$36.95
SEK404.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,823
|
$12.40
SEK135.84
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Guinea
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,032
|
$78.79
SEK863.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF256,548
|
$34.00
SEK372.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
$80.12
SEK877.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
$121.88
SEK1,335.16
|
|
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