Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 58.0% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 8.7% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,988
|
$8.05
AED29.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,633
|
$8.09
AED29.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,817
|
$1.08
AED3.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,317
|
$0.61
AED2.23
|
|
pay 9.4% less for groceries
Guinea
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
GNF6,286
|
$1.28
AED4.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,778
|
$5.11
AED18.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
GNF73,416
|
$6.79
AED24.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
GNF19,503
|
$2.57
AED9.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
GNF30,223
|
$3.46
AED12.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
GNF9,281
|
$0.97
AED3.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
GNF9,382
|
$0.75
AED2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
GNF6,002
|
$0.88
AED3.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
GNF8,534
|
$0.57
AED2.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
$0.50
AED1.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
$0.48
AED1.75
|
|
pay 33.2% less for transportation
Guinea
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
GNF41,012
|
$3.18
AED11.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$73.48
AED269.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$41,136.59
AED151,094.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.56
AED35.10
|
|
pay 79.0% more for housing
Guinea
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.45
GNF777,681
|
$100.87
AED370.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,501,129
|
$1,052.52
AED3,865.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.45
GNF3,331,059
|
$822.84
AED3,022.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.18
GNF525,965
|
$116.90
AED429.36
|
|
pay 18.2% less for childcare
Guinea
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
GNF12,896,250
|
$544.40
AED1,999.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF54,934,552
|
$8,131.09
AED29,865.51
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,405
|
$9.77
AED35.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,195
|
$4.95
AED18.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
GNF9,296
|
$6.27
AED23.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.02
GNF473,021
|
$69.48
AED255.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,835
|
$11.92
AED43.79
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Guinea
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,950
|
$62.20
AED228.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF214,938
|
$62.07
AED227.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF257,925
|
$91.99
AED337.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,875
|
$111.38
AED409.10
|
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