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Guinea vs. Algeria Cost of Living Summary

Guinea is 2.6 times more expensive than Algeria overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Guinea
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Guinea
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Guinea
Housing: pay 5.0 times more in Guinea
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Guinea
Clothing: pay 43.5% less in Guinea

The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Guinea are more expensive than in Algeria. Notably, housing, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Guinea.

Guinea vs. Algeria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Algeria	Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.78 DZD366.67	$5.00 GNF43,900	+79.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.91 DZD514.65	$10.77 GNF94,600	+175.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 DZD79.58	$1.62 GNF14,223	+168.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 DZD32.96	$1.20 GNF10,536	+379.6%
Average			+200.8%

Algeria vs. Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Algeria	Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.17 DZD21.95	$1.32 GNF11,596	+692.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.74 DZD623.86	$9.28 GNF81,471	+95.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.48 DZD459.07	$8.22 GNF72,141	+135.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 DZD231.33	$3.95 GNF34,645	+124.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 DZD279.71	$2.83 GNF24,891	+33.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 DZD186.77	$1.27 GNF11,172	-10.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.43 DZD188.11	$1.11 GNF9,706	-22.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 DZD93.44	$0.92 GNF8,069	+29.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 DZD46.27	$1.28 GNF11,267	+265.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 DZD34.14	$0.72 GNF6,338	+178.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 DZD30.42	$0.72 GNF6,338	+212.5%
Average			+157.8%

Algeria vs. Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Algeria	Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.28 DZD168.55	$5.26 GNF46,194	+311.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.35 DZD1,626.29	$28.49 GNF250K	+130.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,704.89 DZD4M	$33,000.00 GNF290M	+0.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.64 DZD479.75	$8.87 GNF77,837	+143.4%
Average			+146.6%

Algeria vs. Guinea - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.0 times more for housing

	Algeria	Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.62 DZD2,584.40	$185.16 GNF2M	+843.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$157.66 DZD20,769.55	$630.52 GNF6M	+299.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$102.56 DZD13,510.11	$317.99 GNF3M	+210.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.08 DZD5,016.01	$132.79 GNF1M	+248.7%
Average			+400.6%

Algeria vs. Guinea - Cost of housing

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Algeria	Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$70.57 DZD9,296.04	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,913.97 DZD384K	$6,362.45 GNF56M	+118.3%
Average			+118.3%

Algeria vs. Guinea - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Algeria	Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 DZD261.54	$2.50 GNF21,950	+25.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.82 DZD107.56	$3.32 GNF29,108	+306.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.84 DZD374.28	$1.16 GNF10,207	-59.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.23 DZD2,665.60	$89.25 GNF784K	+341.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.16 DZD547.58	$4.05 GNF35,574	-2.5%
Average			+122.3%

Algeria vs. Guinea - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 43.5% less for clothing

	Algeria	Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.74 DZD4,576.97	$20.00 GNF176K	-42.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.36 DZD5,843.27	$25.00 GNF220K	-43.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.35 DZD9,267.89	$30.00 GNF263K	-57.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.00 DZD9,484.30	$50.00 GNF439K	-30.6%
Average			-43.5%

Algeria vs. Guinea - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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