Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 52.8% more expensive than Samoa.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 4.1% more for restaurants
Samoa
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
WST12.84
|
$5.00
FG42,961
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
$11.00
FG94,515
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
WST4.09
|
$1.37
FG11,810
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
WST3.07
|
$1.20
FG10,311
|
|
pay 5.5% less for groceries
Samoa
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
$0.75
FG6,444
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.09
WST22.65
|
$7.00
FG60,146
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.17
WST11.67
|
$7.95
FG68,303
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
$2.60
FG22,340
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
WST7.46
|
$2.95
FG25,333
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$1.27
FG10,921
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.91
FG7,795
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.79
FG6,820
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.16
WST11.66
|
$1.04
FG8,948
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
WST2.14
|
$0.79
FG6,820
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
WST2.33
|
$0.79
FG6,820
|
|
pay 44.4% less for transportation
Samoa
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
WST10.50
|
$3.79
FG32,525
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.00
FG128,884
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.78
WST35.78
|
$1.30
FG11,170
|
|
pay 45.4% less for housing
Samoa
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
$100.00
FG859,227
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
$540.38
FG4,643,113
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
$300.00
FG2,577,680
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
$42.06
FG361,381
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
Samoa
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.44
WST214.03
|
$755.00
FG6,487,162
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
$7,000.00
FG60,145,872
|
|
pay 46.3% less for entertainment and sports
Samoa
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.67
WST10.27
|
$2.37
FG20,393
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
WST9.06
|
$2.00
FG17,185
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$1.50
FG12,888
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.53
WST138.69
|
$25.34
FG217,756
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$3.49
FG29,965
|
|
pay 45.6% less for clothing
Samoa
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
$20.00
FG171,845
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
$30.00
FG257,768
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
$50.00
FG429,613
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
WST280.00
|
$50.00
FG429,613
|
|
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