Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 32.5% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 57.2% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
FG42,877
|
$2.08
฿75.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
FG94,328
|
$5.66
฿205.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
FG11,786
|
$0.67
฿24.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
FG10,290
|
$0.35
฿12.85
|
|
pay 14.6% less for groceries
Guinea
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
FG6,431
|
$1.48
฿53.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
FG60,027
|
$7.99
฿290.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
FG68,168
|
$6.46
฿234.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
FG22,296
|
$1.75
฿63.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
FG25,283
|
$1.07
฿38.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
FG10,899
|
$1.20
฿43.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
FG7,779
|
$0.50
฿18.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,807
|
$0.79
฿28.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FG8,930
|
$0.59
฿21.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,807
|
$0.62
฿22.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,807
|
$0.46
฿16.69
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FG32,461
|
$4.57
฿165.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
FG128,630
|
$24.32
฿883.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,287.73
฿1,136,179.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
FG11,148
|
$9.68
฿351.58
|
|
pay 35.6% less for housing
Guinea
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
FG857,531
|
$17.10
฿620.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
FG4,633,951
|
$290.79
฿10,559.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
FG2,572,594
|
$207.49
฿7,534.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
FG360,668
|
$49.43
฿1,794.98
|
|
pay 7.1% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
FG6,474,362
|
$334.45
฿12,145.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
FG60,027,198
|
$9,908.05
฿359,800.06
|
|
pay 53.1% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
FG20,353
|
$1.90
฿68.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
FG17,151
|
$1.94
฿70.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
FG12,863
|
$3.61
฿131.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
FG217,326
|
$47.07
฿1,709.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
FG29,906
|
$5.63
฿204.53
|
|
pay 46.7% more for clothing
Guinea
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
FG171,506
|
$40.39
฿1,466.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
FG257,259
|
$27.03
฿981.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
FG428,766
|
$82.02
฿2,978.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
FG428,766
|
$65.30
฿2,371.16
|
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