Cost of living comparison
Syria is 5.7% cheaper than Guinea.
If you lived in Syria instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 46.2% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
FG43,000
|
$4.10
£10,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
FG94,600
|
$4.39
£11,039
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
FG11,820
|
$0.81
£2,042
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
FG10,320
|
$0.41
£1,035
|
|
pay 54.1% less for groceries
Guinea
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
FG6,450
|
$0.73
£1,838
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
FG60,200
|
$1.86
£4,664
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
FG68,365
|
$2.90
£7,283
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
FG22,360
|
$1.57
£3,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
FG25,356
|
$2.02
£5,065
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
FG10,931
|
$0.40
£1,003
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
FG7,802
|
$0.70
£1,763
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,827
|
$0.20
£508
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FG8,956
|
$0.33
£819
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,827
|
$0.22
£555
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,827
|
$0.18
£447
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FG32,555
|
$3.96
£9,949
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
FG129,000
|
$11.68
£29,338
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,961.78
£77,792,410
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
FG11,180
|
$8.43
£21,178
|
|
pay 50.8% less for housing
Guinea
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
FG860,000
|
$36.65
£92,086
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
FG4,647,291
|
$149.93
£376,707
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
FG2,580,000
|
$86.14
£216,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
FG361,706
|
$43.68
£109,738
|
|
pay 75.1% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
FG6,493,000
|
$63.88
£160,498
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
FG60,200,000
|
$2,887.73
£7,255,516
|
|
pay 22.5% less for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
FG20,411
|
$1.66
£4,166
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
FG17,200
|
$0.98
£2,460
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
FG12,900
|
$2.08
£5,238
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
FG217,952
|
$13.47
£33,842
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
FG29,992
|
$2.67
£6,700
|
|
pay 31.8% more for clothing
Guinea
|
Syria
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
FG172,000
|
$21.67
£54,441
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
FG258,000
|
$21.71
£54,557
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
FG430,000
|
$109.97
£276,294
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
FG430,000
|
$63.29
£159,007
|
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