Guinea vs. France Cost of Living Summary
Guinea vs. France Cost Breakdown

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

pay 34.4% less for restaurants

 
France
Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.64
€13.34
$6.43
GNF55,668
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.86
€9.27
$10.77
GNF93,253
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.73
€2.33
$1.56
GNF13,517

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pay 6.8% less for groceries

 
France
Guinea
Bread
1 loaf
$1.71
€1.46
$1.32
GNF11,431
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.46
€7.22
$9.28
GNF80,311
Milk (1 gallon) $4.52
€3.85
$8.22
GNF71,113

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pay 25.6% less for transportation

 
France
Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.25
€6.19
$5.09
GNF44,017
Monthly public transit pass $50.39
€42.99
$28.49
GNF246,581
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,262.62
€26,673.26
$33,000.00
GNF285,615,000

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pay 38.5% more for housing

 
France
Guinea
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$30.07
€25.66
$80.91
GNF700,265
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $750.17
€640.05
$523.54
GNF4,531,232
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $604.38
€515.66
$462.34
GNF4,001,513

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pay 30.3% less for childcare

 
France
Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $690.26
€588.93
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,163.56
€7,818.35
$6,389.60
GNF55,301,954

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pay 30.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
France
Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.20
€5.29
$2.37
GNF20,542
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.01
€2.57
$2.00
GNF17,310
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$11.83
€10.10
$1.16
GNF10,061

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pay 59.8% less for clothing

 
France
Guinea
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.62
€76.47
$20.00
GNF173,100
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.76
€32.21
$25.00
GNF216,375
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.52
€78.09
$30.00
GNF259,650

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