Cost of living comparison

Guinea

compared to

Mexico

Mexico vs. Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Mexico is 6.8% more expensive than Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 45.6% more in Mexico
Groceries: pay 3.2% less in Mexico
Transportation: pay 1.1% less in Mexico
Housing: pay 2.1% less in Mexico
Childcare: pay 10.2% less in Mexico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.2% less in Mexico
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Mexico

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

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Mexico vs. Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.6% more for restaurants

	Guinea	Mexico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$10.46 MX$193.35	+125.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$9.03 MX$166.91	-2.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$1.43 MX$26.47	-17.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$1.04 MX$19.32
Average			+45.6%

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pay 3.2% less for groceries

	Guinea	Mexico
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$2.72 MX$50.21	+83.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$4.30 MX$79.55	-62.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$6.19 MX$114.55	-24.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$2.55 MX$47.12	-41.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$3.66 MX$67.67	+79.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$1.30 MX$23.98	-1.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	$0.70 MX$12.93	-35.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$0.94 MX$17.44	+16.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$0.84 MX$15.45	-15.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.90 MX$16.67	+43.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.91 MX$16.80	+44.4%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 1.1% less for transportation

	Guinea	Mexico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$5.55 MX$102.60	+5.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	$30.03 MX$555.39	+5.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	$21,794.64 MX$403K	-34.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	$20.12 MX$372.17	+127.0%
Average			-1.1%

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pay 2.1% less for housing

	Guinea	Mexico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$30.02 MX$555.11	-83.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$634.01 MX$11,724.61	+24.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$441.86 MX$8,171.36	+39.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$49.08 MX$907.55	-63.0%
Average			-2.1%

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pay 10.2% less for childcare

	Guinea	Mexico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$244.36 MX$4,518.93
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$5,712.49 MX$106K	-10.2%
Average			-10.2%

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pay 10.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Guinea	Mexico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$2.63 MX$48.58	-24.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$3.45 MX$63.89	-25.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$4.64 MX$85.88	+299.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	$39.21 MX$725.11	-56.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	$5.46 MX$100.90	+34.7%
Average			-10.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Guinea	Mexico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$55.30 MX$1,022.71	+176.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$42.67 MX$789.09	+70.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$96.26 MX$1,780.17	+220.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$90.77 MX$1,678.66	+81.5%
Average			+129.0%

Guinea vs. Mexico - Cost of clothing

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