Cost of living comparison

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Albania vs. Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 27.6% more expensive than Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.7% more in Albania
Groceries: pay 22.1% less in Albania
Transportation: pay 67.3% more in Albania
Housing: pay 37.4% less in Albania
Childcare: pay 37.9% less in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.9% more in Albania
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Albania

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

Albania vs. Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.7% more for restaurants

	Guinea	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 GNF43,416	$9.59 ALL789	+91.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 GNF93,557	$8.67 ALL714	-19.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 GNF14,066	$1.77 ALL146	+9.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GNF10,420	$0.83 ALL69	-30.6%
Average			+12.7%

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pay 22.1% less for groceries

	Guinea	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 GNF11,469	$1.03 ALL85	-22.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.28 GNF80,573	$5.40 ALL445	-41.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.22 GNF71,345	$7.89 ALL649	-4.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.95 GNF34,263	$3.20 ALL264	-18.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 GNF24,617	$3.26 ALL269	+15.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 GNF11,049	$0.65 ALL53	-49.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 GNF9,599	$1.13 ALL93	+2.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 GNF7,980	$0.74 ALL61	-19.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 GNF11,143	$0.66 ALL54	-48.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,268	$0.51 ALL42	-29.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,268	$0.53 ALL43	-27.1%
Average			-22.1%

Guinea vs. Albania - Cost of groceries

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pay 67.3% more for transportation

	Guinea	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF45,685	$8.27 ALL681	+57.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF247,385	$19.40 ALL1,597	-31.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF286,546,254	$31,384.43 ALL2,583,861	-4.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF76,979	$30.95 ALL2,548	+249.1%
Average			+67.3%

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pay 37.4% less for housing

	Guinea	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF1,607,756	$16.59 ALL1,366	-91.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.52 GNF5,474,903	$521.48 ALL42,933	-17.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF2,761,169	$357.61 ALL29,442	+12.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1,153,007	$61.56 ALL5,068	-53.6%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 37.9% less for childcare

	Guinea	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$175.46 ALL14,446
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF55,246,560	$3,951.26 ALL325,305	-37.9%
Average			-37.9%

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pay 54.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Guinea	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 GNF21,708	$2.46 ALL202	-1.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.32 GNF28,787	$1.95 ALL160	-41.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,094	$4.30 ALL354	+269.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF774,971	$52.57 ALL4,328	-41.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,181	$7.66 ALL630	+89.0%
Average			+54.9%

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Guinea	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF173,664	$54.19 ALL4,462	+171.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF217,080	$39.78 ALL3,275	+59.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF260,497	$94.48 ALL7,778	+214.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF434,161	$139.08 ALL11,450	+178.2%
Average			+155.8%

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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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