Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 29.5% cheaper than Kentucky.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Kentucky, you would:
pay 22.2% less for restaurants
Kentucky
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.96
|
$5.00
GNF42,846
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.36
|
$11.00
GNF94,260
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
|
$1.37
GNF11,778
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
|
$1.20
GNF10,283
|
|
pay 0.6% less for groceries
Kentucky
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.71
|
$0.75
GNF6,427
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.01
|
$7.00
GNF59,984
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
|
$7.95
GNF68,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
|
$2.60
GNF22,280
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
|
$2.95
GNF25,265
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$1.27
GNF10,891
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$0.91
GNF7,774
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
|
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
$1.04
GNF8,924
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
|
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
|
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
|
pay 47.6% less for transportation
Kentucky
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.31
|
$3.79
GNF32,438
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
|
$15.00
GNF128,537
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,691.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.42
|
$1.30
GNF11,140
|
|
pay 29.2% less for housing
Kentucky
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.30
|
$100.00
GNF856,912
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$970.92
|
$540.38
GNF4,630,604
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$750.72
|
$300.00
GNF2,570,736
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.64
|
$42.06
GNF360,407
|
|
pay 25.0% less for childcare
Kentucky
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,161.81
|
$755.00
GNF6,469,685
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,235.28
|
$7,000.00
GNF59,983,833
|
|
pay 46.6% less for entertainment and sports
Kentucky
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.97
|
$2.37
GNF20,338
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.47
|
$2.00
GNF17,138
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
|
$1.50
GNF12,854
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.15
|
$25.34
GNF217,169
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
|
$3.49
GNF29,884
|
|
pay 35.0% less for clothing
Kentucky
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.02
|
$20.00
GNF171,382
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.31
|
$30.00
GNF257,074
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.27
|
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.25
|
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
|
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