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Guinea vs. Argentina Cost of Living Summary

Guinea is 39.6% more expensive than Argentina overall.

Restaurants: pay 15.1% less in Guinea
Groceries: pay 31.0% more in Guinea
Transportation: pay 12.3% more in Guinea
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Guinea
Childcare: pay 88.5% more in Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.9% more in Guinea
Clothing: pay 68.8% less in Guinea

The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Guinea are more expensive than in Argentina. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Guinea. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Guinea.

Guinea vs. Argentina Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.1% less for restaurants

	Argentina	Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.34 ARS16,398.33	$5.00 GNF43,316	-55.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.04 ARS13,080.64	$10.77 GNF93,341	+19.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 ARS2,539.50	$1.62 GNF14,034	-7.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.42 ARS2,060.90	$1.20 GNF10,396	-15.8%
Average			-15.1%

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pay 31.0% more for groceries

	Argentina	Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 ARS2,828.30	$1.32 GNF11,442	-32.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.26 ARS7,602.90	$9.28 GNF80,387	+76.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.01 ARS7,239.43	$8.22 GNF71,181	+64.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 ARS3,411.96	$3.95 GNF34,184	+67.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.01 ARS4,356.84	$2.83 GNF24,560	-5.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 ARS1,489.58	$1.27 GNF11,024	+23.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 ARS1,311.43	$1.11 GNF9,577	+21.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 ARS918.92	$0.92 GNF7,961	+44.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 ARS1,759.09	$1.28 GNF11,117	+5.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ARS766.60	$0.72 GNF6,253	+36.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 ARS747.37	$0.72 GNF6,253	+39.7%
Average			+31.0%

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pay 12.3% more for transportation

	Argentina	Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 ARS5,959.44	$5.26 GNF45,579	+27.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.10 ARS33,411.22	$28.49 GNF246,814	+23.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,600.00 ARS39,919,901.70	$33,000.00 GNF285,885,394	+19.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.28 ARS16,320.50	$8.87 GNF76,801	-21.4%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Argentina	Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.35 ARS35,223.12	$185.16 GNF1,604,048	+660.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$389.68 ARS563,615.91	$630.52 GNF5,462,276	+61.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.74 ARS430,644.43	$317.99 GNF2,754,801	+6.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.36 ARS84,407.07	$132.79 GNF1,150,348	+127.5%
Average			+214.1%

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pay 88.5% more for childcare

	Argentina	Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$268.88 ARS388,903.71	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,376.06 ARS4,883,046.49	$6,362.45 GNF55,119,145	+88.5%
Average			+88.5%

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pay 14.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Argentina	Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.55 ARS3,692.80	$2.50 GNF21,658	-2.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 ARS4,571.51	$3.32 GNF28,721	+4.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.29 ARS4,756.76	$1.16 GNF10,071	-64.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.30 ARS46,717.74	$89.25 GNF773,184	+176.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.74 ARS9,742.23	$4.05 GNF35,100	-39.8%
Average			+14.9%

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pay 68.8% less for clothing

	Argentina	Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.61 ARS129,604.40	$20.00 GNF173,264	-77.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$79.61 ARS115,148.16	$25.00 GNF216,580	-68.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.13 ARS166,513.96	$30.00 GNF259,896	-73.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.12 ARS160,717.92	$50.00 GNF433,160	-55.0%
Average			-68.8%

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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: December 2025

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