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Cote d'Ivoire vs. Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Cote d'Ivoire is 23.0% more expensive than Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 25.6% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Groceries: pay 3.8% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Transportation: pay 40.1% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Housing: pay 12.4% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Childcare: pay 48.0% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.7% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Clothing: pay 3.0 times more in Cote d'Ivoire

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

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.6% less for restaurants

	Guinea	Cote d'Ivoire
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 GNF43,416	$3.58 F CFA1,999	-28.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 GNF93,557	$11.18 F CFA6,248	+3.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 GNF14,066	$0.84 F CFA472	-47.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GNF10,420	$0.84 F CFA470	-29.9%
Average			-25.6%

Guinea vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.8% less for groceries

	Guinea	Cote d'Ivoire
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 GNF11,469	$0.52 F CFA292	-60.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.28 GNF80,573	$11.63 F CFA6,498	+25.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.22 GNF71,345	$9.04 F CFA5,055	+10.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.95 GNF34,263	$2.26 F CFA1,263	-42.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 GNF24,617	$3.96 F CFA2,214	+39.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 GNF11,049	$1.82 F CFA1,015	+42.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 GNF9,599	$0.52 F CFA288	-53.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 GNF7,980	$1.02 F CFA569	+10.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 GNF11,143	$0.92 F CFA513	-28.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,268	$0.76 F CFA425	+5.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,268	$0.79 F CFA442	+9.6%
Average			-3.8%

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pay 40.1% more for transportation

	Guinea	Cote d'Ivoire
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF45,685	$5.92 F CFA3,311	+12.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF247,385	$49.19 F CFA27,491	+72.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF286,546,254	$30,855.61 F CFA17,244,573	-6.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF76,979	$16.10 F CFA8,997	+81.6%
Average			+40.1%

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pay 12.4% less for housing

	Guinea	Cote d'Ivoire
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF1,607,756	$43.08 F CFA24,076	-76.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.52 GNF5,474,903	$593.76 F CFA331,840	-5.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF2,761,169	$371.16 F CFA207,435	+16.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1,153,007	$154.37 F CFA86,275	+16.3%
Average			-12.4%

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pay 48.0% less for childcare

	Guinea	Cote d'Ivoire
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$295.14 F CFA164,948
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF55,246,560	$3,311.61 F CFA1,850,793	-48.0%
Average			-48.0%

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pay 13.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Guinea	Cote d'Ivoire
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 GNF21,708	$1.07 F CFA600	-57.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.32 GNF28,787	$2.01 F CFA1,125	-39.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,094	$1.79 F CFA1,000	+53.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF774,971	$80.64 F CFA45,070	-9.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,181	$8.94 F CFA4,998	+120.7%
Average			+13.7%

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pay 3.0 times more for clothing

	Guinea	Cote d'Ivoire
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF173,664	$83.47 F CFA46,652	+317.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF217,080	$47.70 F CFA26,658	+90.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF260,497	$89.44 F CFA49,984	+198.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF434,161	$141.31 F CFA78,975	+182.6%
Average			+197.2%

Guinea vs. Cote d'Ivoire - 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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