Cost of living comparison

Guinea

compared to

New Zealand

New Zealand vs. Guinea Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 56.0% more expensive than Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 70.4% more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 11.3% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 35.8% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 70.7% more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.3% more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in New Zealand

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in New Zealand are more expensive than in Guinea. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in New Zealand.

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New Zealand vs. Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Guinea, you would:

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pay 70.4% more for restaurants

	Guinea	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$13.26 NZ$23.46	+186.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$8.99 NZ$15.90	-2.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$2.04 NZ$3.61	+17.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$1.83 NZ$3.24
Average			+70.4%

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pay 11.3% more for groceries

	Guinea	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$1.73 NZ$3.05	+16.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$3.78 NZ$6.69	-67.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$6.47 NZ$11.45	-20.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$5.79 NZ$10.24	+33.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$3.83 NZ$6.77	+87.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$1.22 NZ$2.15	-7.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	$0.94 NZ$1.67	-13.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$1.32 NZ$2.33	+62.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$2.20 NZ$3.89	+121.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.89 NZ$1.57	+41.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.67 NZ$1.18	+5.8%
Average			+11.3%

Guinea vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.8% more for transportation

	Guinea	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$6.34 NZ$11.21	+20.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	$83.43 NZ$147.53	+192.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	$24,108.51 NZ$42,632.21	-26.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	$17.20 NZ$30.41	+94.0%
Average			+35.8%

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pay 70.7% more for housing

	Guinea	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$49.30 NZ$87.18	-73.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$976.74 NZ$1,727.21	+91.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$843.74 NZ$1,492.02	+165.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$95.64 NZ$169.12	-28.0%
Average			+70.7%

Guinea vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Guinea	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$716.92 NZ$1,267.75
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$16,937.81 NZ$29,951.92	+166.2%
Average			+166.2%

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pay 42.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Guinea	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$5.70 NZ$10.07	+64.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$3.26 NZ$5.77	-29.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$22.75 NZ$40.22	+1856.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	$39.17 NZ$69.26	-56.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	$10.27 NZ$18.16	+153.5%
Average			+42.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Guinea	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$63.30 NZ$111.94	+216.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$33.63 NZ$59.46	+34.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$91.48 NZ$161.76	+204.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$114.46 NZ$202.41	+128.9%
Average			+133.5%

Guinea vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

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