Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 32.2% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 46.1% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.20
€16.77
|
$5.00
GNF42,980
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.30
€11.33
|
$10.77
GNF92,616
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.89
€2.67
|
$1.37
GNF11,815
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
€2.09
|
$1.20
GNF10,315
|
|
pay 3.7% less for groceries
Netherlands
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.66
|
$0.73
GNF6,285
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.99
€5.52
|
$9.28
GNF79,763
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
€4.13
|
$8.54
GNF73,403
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
€3.89
|
$2.27
GNF19,499
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
€6.26
|
$3.52
GNF30,218
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$1.08
GNF9,280
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.97
|
$1.09
GNF9,380
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.70
GNF6,000
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$0.99
GNF8,533
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.74
GNF6,383
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.74
GNF6,383
|
|
pay 39.5% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.89
€7.27
|
$4.77
GNF41,005
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.29
€93.30
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,181.31
€28,721.32
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
€20.21
|
?? | |
pay 20.6% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.30
€40.80
|
$90.45
GNF777,538
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,236.68
€1,139.11
|
$523.54
GNF4,500,299
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,025.88
€944.95
|
$387.45
GNF3,330,446
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.21
€169.68
|
$61.18
GNF525,868
|
|
pay 16.9% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,723.24
€1,587.29
|
$1,500.00
GNF12,893,874
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,079.32
€7,441.91
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,924,430
|
|
pay 41.7% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.45
€5.02
|
$2.37
GNF20,402
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
€3.24
|
$2.00
GNF17,192
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.52
|
$1.08
GNF9,294
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.91
€34.92
|
$55.02
GNF472,934
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.57
€12.50
|
$4.63
GNF39,827
|
|
pay 56.6% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.68
€76.16
|
$20.00
GNF171,918
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.20
€31.50
|
$25.00
GNF214,898
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.93
€83.76
|
$30.00
GNF257,877
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€106.23
|
$50.00
GNF429,796
|
|
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