Guinea vs. Burundi Cost of Living Summary

Guinea is 49.0% more expensive than Burundi overall.

Restaurants
pay 67.1% more in Guinea
Groceries
pay 2.0 times more in Guinea
Transportation
pay 25.6% less in Guinea
Housing
pay 2.3 times more in Guinea
Childcare
pay 39.9% less in Guinea
Entertainment and Sports
pay 63.6% more in Guinea

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

Guinea vs. Burundi Cost Breakdown

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

pay 67.1% more for restaurants

 
Burundi
Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.71
BIF8,039
$5.00
GNF43,829
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.85
BIF11,418
$10.77
GNF94,447
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.70
BIF5,046
$1.62
GNF14,200

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

 
Burundi
Guinea
Bread
1 loaf
$1.36
BIF4,048
$1.32
GNF11,578
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.15
BIF15,287
$9.28
GNF81,339
Milk (1 gallon) $3.10
BIF9,193
$8.22
GNF72,024

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pay 25.6% less for transportation

 
Burundi
Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.12
BIF15,207
$5.26
GNF46,119
Monthly public transit pass $30.00
BIF89,054
$28.49
GNF250K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $33,000.00
GNF289M

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

 
Burundi
Guinea
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$68.81
BIF204K
$185.16
GNF2M
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $483.63
BIF1M
$630.52
GNF6M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $111.14
BIF330K
$317.99
GNF3M

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pay 39.9% less for childcare

 
Burundi
Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $105.93
BIF314K
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,592.87
BIF31M
$6,362.45
GNF56M

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pay 63.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Burundi
Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.37
BIF7,044
$2.50
GNF21,914
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.43
BIF10,184
$3.32
GNF29,061
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.43
BIF7,199
$1.16
GNF10,190

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Burundi
Guinea
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $20.00
GNF175K
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $25.00
GNF219K
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $30.00
GNF263K

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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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