Cost of living comparison

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Guinea vs. Fiji Cost of Living Summary

Guinea is 43.9% more expensive than Fiji overall.

Restaurants: pay 24.4% more in Guinea
Groceries: pay 32.5% more in Guinea
Transportation: pay 31.3% more in Guinea
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in Guinea
Childcare: pay 40.8% less in Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.8% more in Guinea
Clothing: pay 20.4% less in Guinea

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

Guinea vs. Fiji Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.4% more for restaurants

	Fiji	Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.75 FJD10.84	$5.00 GNF43,430	+5.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 FJD17.01	$10.77 GNF93,587	+44.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 FJD2.97	$1.62 GNF14,071	+24.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 FJD2.22	$1.20 GNF10,423	+23.2%
Average			+24.4%

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pay 32.5% more for groceries

	Fiji	Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 FJD1.44	$1.32 GNF11,472	+109.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.38 FJD9.99	$9.28 GNF80,599	+112.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.85 FJD11.08	$8.22 GNF71,368	+69.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.68 FJD6.12	$3.95 GNF34,274	+47.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.25 FJD7.41	$2.83 GNF24,624	-12.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 FJD2.31	$1.27 GNF11,053	+26.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 FJD2.36	$1.11 GNF9,602	+6.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 FJD3.14	$0.92 GNF7,982	-33.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 FJD2.94	$1.28 GNF11,147	-0.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 FJD1.44	$0.72 GNF6,270	+14.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 FJD1.39	$0.72 GNF6,270	+18.4%
Average			+32.5%

Fiji vs. Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.3% more for transportation

	Fiji	Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.92 FJD11.23	$5.26 GNF45,699	+7.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.63 FJD67.67	$28.49 GNF247,464	-3.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,223.90 FJD62,171.21	$33,000.00 GNF286,638,000	+21.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.41 FJD10.08	$8.87 GNF77,003	+100.8%
Average			+31.3%

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

	Fiji	Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.30 FJD48.65	$185.16 GNF1,608,270	+769.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$596.00 FJD1,361.09	$630.52 GNF5,476,656	+5.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$311.98 FJD712.47	$317.99 GNF2,762,053	+1.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.95 FJD86.67	$132.79 GNF1,153,376	+249.9%
Average			+256.7%

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pay 40.8% less for childcare

	Fiji	Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.25 FJD407.07	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,742.72 FJD24,533.15	$6,362.45 GNF55,264,249	-40.8%
Average			-40.8%

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pay 23.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Fiji	Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.72 FJD6.21	$2.50 GNF21,715	-8.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 FJD6.61	$3.32 GNF28,796	+14.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.45 FJD21.58	$1.16 GNF10,097	-87.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.82 FJD68.11	$89.25 GNF775,219	+199.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 FJD9.14	$4.05 GNF35,193	+1.3%
Average			+23.8%

Fiji vs. Guinea - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 20.4% less for clothing

	Fiji	Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.08 FJD45.85	$20.00 GNF173,720	-0.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.58 FJD67.55	$25.00 GNF217,150	-15.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.39 FJD126.50	$30.00 GNF260,580	-45.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.57 FJD142.90	$50.00 GNF434,300	-20.1%
Average			-20.4%

Fiji 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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