Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 97.5% more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Moldova
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.31
MDL58.39
|
$5.00
FG42,781
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.86
MDL68.12
|
$11.00
FG94,119
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MDL11.81
|
$1.37
FG11,760
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
MDL8.40
|
$1.20
FG10,268
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Moldova
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
MDL6.69
|
$0.75
FG6,417
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
MDL63.78
|
$7.00
FG59,894
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
MDL53.01
|
$7.95
FG68,017
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
MDL26.98
|
$2.60
FG22,246
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MDL30.50
|
$2.95
FG25,227
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.27
|
$1.27
FG10,875
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MDL10.12
|
$0.91
FG7,762
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MDL9.69
|
$0.79
FG6,792
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MDL10.37
|
$1.04
FG8,910
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
MDL3.91
|
$0.79
FG6,792
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
MDL3.53
|
$0.79
FG6,792
|
|
pay 28.4% less for transportation
Moldova
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
MDL88.39
|
$3.79
FG32,389
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.20
MDL268.35
|
$15.00
FG128,344
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,888.83
MDL280,527.87
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.20
MDL56.58
|
$1.30
FG11,123
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Moldova
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.47
MDL167.17
|
$100.00
FG855,627
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.53
MDL3,999.54
|
$540.38
FG4,623,658
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.30
MDL2,741.84
|
$300.00
FG2,566,880
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.16
MDL1,468.17
|
$42.06
FG359,866
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Moldova
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.45
MDL3,980.45
|
$755.00
FG6,459,981
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,677.02
MDL64,920.26
|
$7,000.00
FG59,893,861
|
|
pay 31.8% more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
MDL17.84
|
$2.37
FG20,307
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MDL20.25
|
$2.00
FG17,113
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
MDL37.72
|
$1.50
FG12,834
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.94
MDL440.24
|
$25.34
FG216,844
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MDL79.29
|
$3.49
FG29,839
|
|
pay 33.4% less for clothing
Moldova
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.37
MDL748.12
|
$20.00
FG171,125
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.63
MDL540.80
|
$30.00
FG256,688
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.19
MDL1,362.81
|
$50.00
FG427,813
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.31
MDL1,559.20
|
$50.00
FG427,813
|
|
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