Cost of living comparison

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Guinea vs. Cote d'Ivoire Cost of Living Summary

Guinea is 24.8% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire overall.

Restaurants: pay 42.7% more in Guinea
Groceries: pay 24.6% more in Guinea
Transportation: pay 22.8% less in Guinea
Housing: pay 76.9% more in Guinea
Childcare: pay 92.1% more in Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.7% more in Guinea
Clothing: pay 63.7% less in Guinea

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

Guinea vs. Cote d'Ivoire Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guinea instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:

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pay 42.7% more for restaurants

	Cote d'Ivoire	Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.58 F CFA1,999	$5.00 GNF43,416	+39.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.18 F CFA6,248	$10.77 GNF93,557	-3.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 F CFA472	$1.62 GNF14,066	+91.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 F CFA470	$1.20 GNF10,420	+42.7%
Average			+42.7%

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.6% more for groceries

	Cote d'Ivoire	Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.52 F CFA292	$1.32 GNF11,469	+153.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.63 F CFA6,498	$9.28 GNF80,573	-20.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.04 F CFA5,055	$8.22 GNF71,345	-9.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 F CFA1,263	$3.95 GNF34,263	+74.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.96 F CFA2,214	$2.83 GNF24,617	-28.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.82 F CFA1,015	$1.27 GNF11,049	-29.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 F CFA288	$1.11 GNF9,599	+114.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 F CFA569	$0.92 GNF7,980	-9.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 F CFA513	$1.28 GNF11,143	+39.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 F CFA425	$0.72 GNF6,268	-5.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 F CFA442	$0.72 GNF6,268	-8.8%
Average			+24.6%

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pay 22.8% less for transportation

	Cote d'Ivoire	Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.92 F CFA3,311	$5.26 GNF45,685	-11.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.19 F CFA27,491	$28.49 GNF247,385	-42.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,855.61 F CFA17,244,573	$33,000.00 GNF286,546,254	+6.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.10 F CFA8,997	$8.87 GNF76,979	-44.9%
Average			-22.8%

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pay 76.9% more for housing

	Cote d'Ivoire	Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.08 F CFA24,076	$185.16 GNF1,607,756	+329.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$593.76 F CFA331,840	$630.52 GNF5,474,903	+6.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$371.16 F CFA207,435	$317.99 GNF2,761,169	-14.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$154.37 F CFA86,275	$132.79 GNF1,153,007	-14.0%
Average			+76.9%

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pay 92.1% more for childcare

	Cote d'Ivoire	Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$295.14 F CFA164,948	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,311.61 F CFA1,850,793	$6,362.45 GNF55,246,560	+92.1%
Average			+92.1%

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pay 23.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Cote d'Ivoire	Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 F CFA600	$2.50 GNF21,708	+132.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 F CFA1,125	$3.32 GNF28,787	+64.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 F CFA1,000	$1.16 GNF10,094	-35.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$80.64 F CFA45,070	$89.25 GNF774,971	+10.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.94 F CFA4,998	$4.05 GNF35,181	-54.7%
Average			+23.7%

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pay 63.7% less for clothing

	Cote d'Ivoire	Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.47 F CFA46,652	$20.00 GNF173,664	-76.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.70 F CFA26,658	$25.00 GNF217,080	-47.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.44 F CFA49,984	$30.00 GNF260,497	-66.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$141.31 F CFA78,975	$50.00 GNF434,161	-64.6%
Average			-63.7%

Cote d'Ivoire 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: December 2025

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