Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 33.6% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 71.7% more for restaurants
|
Taiwan
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.79
NT$122.23
|
$5.00
GNF42,931
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
NT$153.40
|
$10.77
GNF92,512
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
NT$31.48
|
$1.37
GNF11,802
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
NT$20.61
|
$1.20
GNF10,304
|
|
pay 18.5% less for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
NT$58.96
|
$0.73
GNF6,278
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.72
NT$249.03
|
$9.28
GNF79,673
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.17
NT$360.35
|
$8.54
GNF73,320
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.76
NT$88.99
|
$2.27
GNF19,477
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
NT$106.86
|
$3.52
GNF30,184
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.22
|
$1.08
GNF9,269
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.72
|
$1.09
GNF9,370
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.98
|
$0.70
GNF5,994
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
NT$46.07
|
$0.99
GNF8,523
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.05
|
$0.74
GNF6,376
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
NT$31.70
|
$0.74
GNF6,376
|
|
pay 32.1% more for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
NT$116.47
|
$4.77
GNF40,959
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.97
NT$1,224.47
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,040.82
NT$1,033,204.31
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.01
NT$290.48
|
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pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.06
NT$647.00
|
$90.45
GNF776,664
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$385.85
NT$12,442.22
|
$523.54
GNF4,495,240
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.82
NT$8,765.16
|
$387.45
GNF3,326,702
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.08
NT$2,001.92
|
$61.18
GNF525,277
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.29
NT$13,585.21
|
$1,500.00
GNF12,879,379
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,282.51
NT$460,560.80
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,862,684
|
|
pay 8.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
NT$54.42
|
$2.37
GNF20,379
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.68
NT$86.49
|
$2.00
GNF17,172
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
NT$119.23
|
$1.08
GNF9,284
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.15
NT$1,101.18
|
$55.02
GNF472,402
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.15
NT$295.07
|
$4.63
GNF39,783
|
|
pay 48.4% less for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.20
NT$2,199.32
|
$20.00
GNF171,725
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.88
NT$931.26
|
$25.00
GNF214,656
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.64
NT$2,503.65
|
$30.00
GNF257,588
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.18
NT$3,101.51
|
$50.00
GNF429,313
|
|
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