Cost of living comparison

Guinea

compared to

Maldives

Maldives vs. Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Maldives is 25.3% more expensive than Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.5% more in Maldives
Groceries: pay 1.0% less in Maldives
Transportation: pay 3.0% less in Maldives
Housing: pay 66.6% more in Maldives
Childcare: pay 52.8% less in Maldives
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.8% more in Maldives
Clothing: pay 86.0% more in Maldives

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

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Maldives vs. Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.5% more for restaurants

	Guinea	Maldives
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,932	$6.00 MVR92.74	+29.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,865	$9.57 MVR147.88	+3.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,350	$1.63 MVR25.12	-6.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.30 MVR4.59
Average			+14.5%

Guinea vs. Maldives - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.0% less for groceries

	Guinea	Maldives
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,093	$1.65 MVR25.57	+11.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$3.48 MVR53.75	-69.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF72,139	$6.83 MVR105.52	-16.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,321	$1.87 MVR28.89	-56.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF18,043	$2.76 MVR42.72	+35.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,657	$1.80 MVR27.83	+36.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,647	$1.39 MVR21.40	+26.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,173	$1.59 MVR24.56	+95.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,775	$1.22 MVR18.83	+22.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,562	$0.75 MVR11.63	+19.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,562	$0.69 MVR10.63	+9.4%
Average			-1.0%

Guinea vs. Maldives - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.0% less for transportation

	Guinea	Maldives
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,508	$3.81 MVR58.81	-27.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF252K	$30.82 MVR476.23	+8.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF292M	$32,446.46 MVR501K	-1.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,367	$17.52 MVR270.70	+97.6%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 66.6% more for housing

	Guinea	Maldives
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	-60.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF5M	$1,043.39 MVR16,120.31	+104.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$739.32 MVR11,422.43	+132.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$85.19 MVR1,316.15	-35.8%
Average			+66.6%

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pay 52.8% less for childcare

	Guinea	Maldives
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$184.92 MVR2,857.02
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$3,003.87 MVR46,409.85	-52.8%
Average			-52.8%

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pay 52.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Guinea	Maldives
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,699	$4.87 MVR75.19	+40.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,932	$3.55 MVR54.82	-23.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,276	$13.95 MVR215.56	+1100.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF789K	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	-20.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,816	$9.73 MVR150.39	+140.2%
Average			+52.8%

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pay 86.0% more for clothing

	Guinea	Maldives
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF177K	$39.51 MVR610.41	+97.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF221K	$49.63 MVR766.77	+98.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF265K	$87.11 MVR1,345.89	+190.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF442K	$52.50 MVR811.17	+5.0%
Average			+86.0%

Guinea vs. Maldives - Cost of clothing

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