Cost of living comparison

Guinea

compared to

Japan

Japan vs. Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Japan is 9.8% more expensive than Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.7% less in Japan
Groceries: pay 13.1% more in Japan
Transportation: pay 8.3% more in Japan
Housing: pay 3.1% less in Japan
Childcare: pay 77.6% more in Japan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.9% more in Japan
Clothing: pay 74.7% more in Japan

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

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Japan vs. Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.7% less for restaurants

	Guinea	Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$6.75 ¥1,066	+45.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$5.10 ¥805	-45.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$1.13 ¥179	-34.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.76 ¥120
Average			-8.7%

Guinea vs. Japan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.1% more for groceries

	Guinea	Japan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$1.53 ¥241	+3.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$5.55 ¥877	-52.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$5.56 ¥879	-31.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$2.01 ¥318	-53.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$2.85 ¥450	+39.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$2.16 ¥342	+64.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	$1.08 ¥171	-1.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$1.54 ¥243	+89.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$1.92 ¥303	+93.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$1.10 ¥174	+75.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$1.08 ¥170	+71.0%
Average			+13.1%

Guinea vs. Japan - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.3% more for transportation

	Guinea	Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$4.11 ¥649	-21.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	$63.20 ¥9,986	+121.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	$21,047.50 ¥3M	-36.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	$24.65 ¥3,895	+178.0%
Average			+8.3%

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pay 3.1% less for housing

	Guinea	Japan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$33.54 ¥5,300	-81.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$546.58 ¥86,367	+7.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$360.78 ¥57,008	+13.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$113.26 ¥17,897	-14.7%
Average			-3.1%

Guinea vs. Japan - Cost of housing

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pay 77.6% more for childcare

	Guinea	Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$417.01 ¥65,893
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$11,300.14 ¥2M	+77.6%
Average			+77.6%

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pay 11.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Guinea	Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$2.57 ¥406	-26.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$3.06 ¥483	-34.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$3.83 ¥605	+229.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	$53.31 ¥8,424	-40.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	$11.73 ¥1,853	+189.5%
Average			+11.9%

Guinea vs. Japan - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 74.7% more for clothing

	Guinea	Japan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$46.32 ¥7,320	+131.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$31.33 ¥4,950	+25.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$59.45 ¥9,394	+98.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$81.04 ¥12,805	+62.1%
Average			+74.7%

Guinea vs. Japan - Cost of clothing

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