Cost of living comparison

Guinea

compared to

Burma

Burma vs. Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Burma is 25.7% cheaper than Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 58.5% less in Burma
Groceries: pay 20.7% less in Burma
Transportation: pay 50.9% more in Burma
Housing: pay 52.0% less in Burma
Childcare: pay 80.5% more in Burma
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.2% less in Burma
Clothing: pay 3.2 times more in Burma

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

Burma vs. Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.5% less for restaurants

	Guinea	Burma
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$2.28 MMK4,788	-50.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$3.00 MMK6,300	-67.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$0.79 MMK1,668	-54.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.81 MMK1,708
Average			-58.5%

Guinea vs. Burma - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.7% less for groceries

	Guinea	Burma
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$1.08 MMK2,263	-27.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$4.15 MMK8,716	-64.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$5.14 MMK10,784	-37.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$1.41 MMK2,964	-67.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$2.41 MMK5,064	+18.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$1.99 MMK4,177	+50.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	$0.48 MMK1,001	-56.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$1.23 MMK2,588	+51.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$0.86 MMK1,810	-13.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.87 MMK1,830	+38.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.64 MMK1,353	+2.4%
Average			-20.7%

Guinea vs. Burma - Cost of groceries

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pay 50.9% more for transportation

	Guinea	Burma
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$34.52 MMK72,482	+556.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	$11.83 MMK24,840	-58.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	$30,000.00 MMK63M	-9.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	$9.00 MMK18,900	+1.5%
Average			+50.9%

Guinea vs. Burma - Cost of transportation

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pay 52.0% less for housing

	Guinea	Burma
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$18.72 MMK39,315	-89.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$281.90 MMK592K	-44.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$196.13 MMK412K	-38.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$37.83 MMK79,431	-71.5%
Average			-52.0%

Guinea vs. Burma - Cost of housing

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pay 80.5% more for childcare

	Guinea	Burma
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$369.96 MMK777K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$11,486.84 MMK24M	+80.5%
Average			+80.5%

Guinea vs. Burma - Cost of childcare

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pay 62.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Guinea	Burma
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$1.00 MMK2,100	-71.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$1.49 MMK3,123	-67.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$1.32 MMK2,771	+13.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	$18.76 MMK39,398	-79.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	$2.50 MMK5,250	-38.3%
Average			-62.2%

Guinea vs. Burma - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.2 times more for clothing

	Guinea	Burma
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$89.36 MMK188K	+346.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$64.37 MMK135K	+157.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$100.83 MMK212K	+236.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$129.71 MMK272K	+159.4%
Average			+216.5%

Guinea vs. Burma - Cost of clothing

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