Guinea vs. Svalbard Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guinea instead of Svalbard, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Svalbard
Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $5.00
GNF43,829
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $10.77
GNF94,447
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $1.62
GNF14,200

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Svalbard
Guinea
Bread
1 loaf
?? $1.32
GNF11,578
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $9.28
GNF81,339
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $8.22
GNF72,024

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Svalbard
Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $5.26
GNF46,119
Monthly public transit pass ?? $28.49
GNF250K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $33,000.00
GNF289M

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Svalbard
Guinea
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $185.16
GNF2M
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $630.52
GNF6M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $317.99
GNF3M

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Svalbard
Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? ??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $6,362.45
GNF56M

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Svalbard
Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $2.50
GNF21,914
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $3.32
GNF29,061
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $1.16
GNF10,190

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Svalbard
Guinea
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $20.00
GNF175K
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $25.00
GNF219K
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $30.00
GNF263K

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