Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 61.2% cheaper than Switzerland.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Switzerland, you would:
pay 63.0% less for restaurants
Switzerland
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.06
CHF23.73
|
$5.00
FG43,000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF15.09
|
$11.00
FG94,600
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.36
CHF3.97
|
$1.37
FG11,820
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.85
CHF3.51
|
$1.20
FG10,320
|
|
pay 42.2% less for groceries
Switzerland
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.23
CHF2.94
|
$0.75
FG6,450
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.05
CHF12.79
|
$7.00
FG60,200
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
CHF6.13
|
$7.95
FG68,365
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.47
CHF5.89
|
$2.60
FG22,360
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.61
CHF10.57
|
$2.95
FG25,356
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.92
CHF1.75
|
$1.27
FG10,931
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
$0.91
FG7,802
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
CHF1.37
|
$0.79
FG6,827
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
CHF1.82
|
$1.04
FG8,956
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
$0.79
FG6,827
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
$0.79
FG6,827
|
|
pay 77.9% less for transportation
Switzerland
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
CHF7.16
|
$3.79
FG32,555
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.99
CHF92.86
|
$15.00
FG129,000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,369.68
CHF31,293.66
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.48
CHF35.95
|
$1.30
FG11,180
|
|
pay 36.4% less for housing
Switzerland
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.09
CHF52.89
|
$100.00
FG860,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,527.18
CHF1,390.50
|
$540.38
FG4,647,291
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,267.40
CHF1,153.97
|
$300.00
FG2,580,000
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.90
CHF166.53
|
$42.06
FG361,706
|
|
pay 70.9% less for childcare
Switzerland
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,253.56
CHF2,051.88
|
$755.00
FG6,493,000
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,390.10
CHF25,849.25
|
$7,000.00
FG60,200,000
|
|
pay 72.8% less for entertainment and sports
Switzerland
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.80
CHF6.19
|
$2.37
FG20,411
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
CHF4.59
|
$2.00
FG17,200
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
CHF8.69
|
$1.50
FG12,900
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$88.43
CHF80.52
|
$25.34
FG217,952
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$20.14
CHF18.34
|
$3.49
FG29,992
|
|
pay 65.3% less for clothing
Switzerland
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.16
CHF101.21
|
$20.00
FG172,000
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.12
CHF51.10
|
$30.00
FG258,000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$131.83
CHF120.03
|
$50.00
FG430,000
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.76
CHF155.48
|
$50.00
FG430,000
|
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