Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 40.4% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Poland, you would:
pay 17.0% more for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.73
|
$5.00
FG42,877
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł23.97
|
$11.00
FG94,328
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.23
|
$1.37
FG11,786
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.63
|
$1.20
FG10,290
|
|
pay 82.7% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
$0.75
FG6,431
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.46
|
$7.00
FG60,027
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.35
|
$7.95
FG68,168
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.02
|
$2.60
FG22,296
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.85
|
$2.95
FG25,283
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.54
|
$1.27
FG10,899
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$0.91
FG7,779
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.53
|
$0.79
FG6,807
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.63
|
$1.04
FG8,930
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.18
|
$0.79
FG6,807
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$0.79
FG6,807
|
|
pay 50.0% less for transportation
|
Poland
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.90
|
$3.79
FG32,461
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.36
|
$15.00
FG128,630
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł79,742.26
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.45
|
$1.30
FG11,148
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Poland
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.15
|
$100.00
FG857,531
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,934.59
|
$540.38
FG4,633,951
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,639.59
|
$300.00
FG2,572,594
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł598.69
|
$42.06
FG360,668
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Poland
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł920.87
|
$755.00
FG6,474,362
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,004.82
|
$7,000.00
FG60,027,198
|
|
pay 25.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.42
|
$2.37
FG20,353
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.87
|
$2.00
FG17,151
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.64
|
$1.50
FG12,863
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł110.63
|
$25.34
FG217,326
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.68
|
$3.49
FG29,906
|
|
pay 32.1% less for clothing
|
Poland
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł260.54
|
$20.00
FG171,506
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.23
|
$30.00
FG257,259
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł267.49
|
$50.00
FG428,766
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł303.20
|
$50.00
FG428,766
|
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