Cost of living comparison

Guinea

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Guatemala

Guatemala City vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Guatemala City is 11.6% more expensive than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 8.4% more in Guatemala City
Groceries: pay 1.9% more in Guatemala City
Transportation: pay 23.0% less in Guatemala City
Housing: pay 23.1% more in Guatemala City
Childcare: pay 5.1% more in Guatemala City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8% less in Guatemala City
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Guatemala City

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

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Guatemala City vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Conakry, you would:

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pay 8.4% more for restaurants

	Conakry	Guatemala City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$6.81 GTQ52.10	+47.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$7.86 GTQ60.11	-15.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$1.13 GTQ8.62	-35.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.95 GTQ7.27
Average			+8.4%

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pay 1.9% more for groceries

	Conakry	Guatemala City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$3.06 GTQ23.38	+106.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$3.16 GTQ24.18	-72.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$7.79 GTQ59.62	-4.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$2.54 GTQ19.40	-41.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$4.27 GTQ32.69	+109.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$1.77 GTQ13.56	+34.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	$0.76 GTQ5.83	-30.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$1.29 GTQ9.90	+59.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$0.74 GTQ5.63	-25.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.69 GTQ5.25	+9.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.97 GTQ7.43	+54.4%
Average			+1.9%

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pay 23.0% less for transportation

	Conakry	Guatemala City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$5.17 GTQ39.53	-1.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	$14.23 GTQ108.90	-50.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	$27,487.68 GTQ210K	-16.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	??
Average			-23.0%

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pay 23.1% more for housing

	Conakry	Guatemala City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$46.14 GTQ353.04	-75.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$825.96 GTQ6,320.23	+62.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$544.31 GTQ4,165.07	+71.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$55.58 GTQ425.28	-58.1%
Average			+23.1%

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pay 5.1% more for childcare

	Conakry	Guatemala City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$340.40 GTQ2,604.78
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$6,685.90 GTQ51,160.52	+5.1%
Average			+5.1%

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pay 3.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	Guatemala City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$3.27 GTQ25.05	-5.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$3.34 GTQ25.59	-27.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$4.06 GTQ31.06	+249.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	$39.43 GTQ301.73	-55.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	$6.48 GTQ49.59	+60.0%
Average			-3.8%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Conakry	Guatemala City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$49.64 GTQ379.84	+148.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$47.46 GTQ363.17	+89.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$117.72 GTQ900.82	+292.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$112.60 GTQ861.58	+125.2%
Average			+154.0%

Conakry vs. Guatemala City - Cost of clothing

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