Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 7.4% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Italy, you would:
pay 27.1% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.29
|
$5.00
GNF43,215
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.20
|
$10.77
GNF93,123
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.27
|
$1.37
GNF11,879
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.09
|
$1.20
GNF10,372
|
|
pay 4.3% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.86
|
$0.73
GNF6,319
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.16
|
$9.28
GNF80,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.05
|
$8.54
GNF73,805
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.08
|
$2.27
GNF19,606
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.53
|
$3.52
GNF30,383
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.86
|
$1.08
GNF9,330
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.78
|
$1.09
GNF9,432
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.91
|
$0.70
GNF6,033
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.16
|
$0.99
GNF8,580
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.69
|
$0.74
GNF6,418
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.63
|
$0.74
GNF6,418
|
|
pay 34.9% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.63
|
$4.77
GNF41,229
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€34.57
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€24,398.16
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€17.68
|
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pay 24.3% more for housing
|
Italy
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.00
|
$90.45
GNF781,792
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€597.29
|
$523.54
GNF4,524,923
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€456.48
|
$387.45
GNF3,348,668
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€143.74
|
$61.18
GNF528,745
|
|
pay 77.7% more for childcare
|
Italy
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€469.49
|
$1,500.00
GNF12,964,423
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,693.17
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,224,949
|
|
pay 32.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.49
|
$2.37
GNF20,513
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.51
|
$2.00
GNF17,286
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.57
|
$1.08
GNF9,345
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€47.39
|
$55.02
GNF475,521
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.60
|
$4.63
GNF40,045
|
|
pay 55.4% less for clothing
|
Italy
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€69.38
|
$20.00
GNF172,859
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€30.78
|
$25.00
GNF216,074
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€76.00
|
$30.00
GNF259,288
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€104.43
|
$50.00
GNF432,147
|
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