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Lima vs. Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Lima is 21.0% more expensive than Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.9% less in Lima
Groceries: pay 23.2% less in Lima
Transportation: pay 21.1% more in Lima
Housing: pay 32.8% less in Lima
Childcare: pay 29.1% more in Lima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.5% more in Lima
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Lima

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

Lima vs. Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.9% less for restaurants

	Guinea	Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 GNF43,416	$4.28 PEN14.40	-14.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 GNF93,557	$7.14 PEN24.00	-33.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 GNF14,066	$1.01 PEN3.38	-38.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GNF10,420	$0.65 PEN2.19	-45.6%
Average			-32.9%

Guinea vs. Lima - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.2% less for groceries

	Guinea	Lima
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 GNF11,469	$2.67 PEN8.96	+101.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.28 GNF80,573	$4.52 PEN15.19	-51.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.22 GNF71,345	$5.76 PEN19.35	-29.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.95 GNF34,263	$2.96 PEN9.96	-24.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 GNF24,617	$2.63 PEN8.85	-7.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 GNF11,049	$1.02 PEN3.41	-20.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 GNF9,599	$0.51 PEN1.71	-54.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 GNF7,980	$0.58 PEN1.94	-37.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 GNF11,143	$0.56 PEN1.89	-56.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,268	$0.46 PEN1.55	-36.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,268	$0.43 PEN1.46	-39.9%
Average			-23.2%

Guinea vs. Lima - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.1% more for transportation

	Guinea	Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF45,685	$5.20 PEN17.47	-1.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF247,385	$22.85 PEN76.80	-19.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF286,546,254	$19,990.85 PEN67,198.40	-39.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF76,979	$21.70 PEN72.96	+144.8%
Average			+21.1%

Guinea vs. Lima - Cost of transportation

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pay 32.8% less for housing

	Guinea	Lima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF1,607,756	$24.99 PEN83.99	-86.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.52 GNF5,474,903	$661.42 PEN2,223.35	+4.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF2,761,169	$374.24 PEN1,257.98	+17.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1,153,007	$43.53 PEN146.33	-67.2%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 29.1% more for childcare

	Guinea	Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$192.22 PEN646.14
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF55,246,560	$8,215.29 PEN27,615.34	+29.1%
Average			+29.1%

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pay 74.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Guinea	Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 GNF21,708	$2.28 PEN7.68	-8.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.32 GNF28,787	$2.61 PEN8.79	-21.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,094	$5.71 PEN19.20	+391.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF774,971	$31.13 PEN104.64	-65.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,181	$7.14 PEN24.00	+76.2%
Average			+74.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Guinea	Lima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF173,664	$51.07 PEN171.67	+155.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF217,080	$35.74 PEN120.13	+42.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF260,497	$83.99 PEN282.34	+180.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF434,161	$83.70 PEN281.36	+67.4%
Average			+111.4%

Guinea vs. Lima - Cost of clothing

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