Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 42.6% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Guinea instead of United States, you would:
pay 31.3% less for restaurants
United States
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$5.00
FG42,877
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$11.00
FG94,328
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$1.37
FG11,786
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$1.20
FG10,290
|
|
pay 21.5% less for groceries
United States
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$0.75
FG6,431
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$7.00
FG60,027
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$7.95
FG68,168
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$2.60
FG22,296
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$2.95
FG25,283
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$1.27
FG10,899
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.91
FG7,779
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.79
FG6,807
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$1.04
FG8,930
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.79
FG6,807
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.79
FG6,807
|
|
pay 55.6% less for transportation
United States
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$3.79
FG32,461
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$15.00
FG128,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$1.30
FG11,148
|
|
pay 42.4% less for housing
United States
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$100.00
FG857,531
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$540.38
FG4,633,951
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$300.00
FG2,572,594
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$42.06
FG360,668
|
|
pay 44.9% less for childcare
United States
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$755.00
FG6,474,362
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$7,000.00
FG60,027,198
|
|
pay 60.8% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$2.37
FG20,353
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$2.00
FG17,151
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$1.50
FG12,863
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$25.34
FG217,326
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$3.49
FG29,906
|
|
pay 41.4% less for clothing
United States
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$20.00
FG171,506
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$30.00
FG257,259
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$50.00
FG428,766
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$50.00
FG428,766
|
|
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