Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 36.2% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 40.0% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.72
€16.32
|
$5.00
FG42,781
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.84
€9.06
|
$11.00
FG94,119
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.63
|
$1.37
FG11,760
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.13
|
$1.20
FG10,268
|
|
pay 15.8% more for groceries
Netherlands
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.79
|
$0.75
FG6,417
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.46
|
$7.00
FG59,894
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€3.99
|
$7.95
FG68,017
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.17
|
$2.60
FG22,246
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
€3.76
|
$2.95
FG25,227
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.15
|
$1.27
FG10,875
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.91
FG7,762
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.79
FG6,792
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$1.04
FG8,910
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.79
FG6,792
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.42
|
$0.79
FG6,792
|
|
pay 78.5% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.82
|
$3.79
FG32,389
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$104.47
€96.21
|
$15.00
FG128,344
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,989.41
€26,697.80
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.81
€21.93
|
$1.30
FG11,123
|
|
pay 18.4% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.56
€41.03
|
$100.00
FG855,627
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,134.22
€1,044.56
|
$540.38
FG4,623,658
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.29
€892.66
|
$300.00
FG2,566,880
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.88
€165.66
|
$42.06
FG359,866
|
|
pay 22.0% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,616.01
€1,488.27
|
$755.00
FG6,459,981
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,406.01
€5,899.62
|
$7,000.00
FG59,893,861
|
|
pay 56.7% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.48
€5.05
|
$2.37
FG20,307
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.09
|
$2.00
FG17,113
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
€8.21
|
$1.50
FG12,834
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
€33.36
|
$25.34
FG216,844
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.01
€11.98
|
$3.49
FG29,839
|
|
pay 53.4% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.46
€81.47
|
$20.00
FG171,125
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
€38.45
|
$30.00
FG256,688
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.66
€89.02
|
$50.00
FG427,813
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.64
€113.87
|
$50.00
FG427,813
|
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