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Poland vs. Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Poland is 43.5% more expensive than Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 35.8% more in Poland
Groceries: pay 26.4% less in Poland
Transportation: pay 10.1% more in Poland
Housing: pay 12.0% more in Poland
Childcare: pay 18.1% more in Poland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 83.6% more in Poland
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Poland

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

Poland vs. Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.8% more for restaurants

	Guinea	Poland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 GNF43,316	$10.21 PLN37.31	+104.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 GNF93,341	$8.43 PLN30.80	-21.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 GNF14,034	$2.00 PLN7.31	+23.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GNF10,396	$1.65 PLN6.02	+37.2%
Average			+35.8%

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pay 26.4% less for groceries

	Guinea	Poland
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 GNF11,442	$1.31 PLN4.77	-1.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.28 GNF80,387	$4.56 PLN16.68	-50.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.22 GNF71,181	$3.98 PLN14.53	-51.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.95 GNF34,184	$3.28 PLN11.98	-16.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 GNF24,560	$2.95 PLN10.79	+4.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 GNF11,024	$0.51 PLN1.87	-59.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 GNF9,577	$0.75 PLN2.75	-31.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 GNF7,961	$0.83 PLN3.04	-9.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 GNF11,117	$1.28 PLN4.66	-0.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,253	$0.41 PLN1.51	-42.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,253	$0.51 PLN1.86	-29.5%
Average			-26.4%

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pay 10.1% more for transportation

	Guinea	Poland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF45,579	$6.51 PLN23.80	+23.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF246,814	$32.67 PLN119.38	+14.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF285,885,394	$33,516.14 PLN122,471.99	+1.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF76,801	$8.89 PLN32.48	+0.3%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 12.0% more for housing

	Guinea	Poland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF1,604,048	$16.32 PLN59.63	-91.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.52 GNF5,462,276	$660.05 PLN2,411.90	+4.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF2,754,801	$540.72 PLN1,975.84	+70.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1,150,348	$218.52 PLN798.50	+64.6%
Average			+12.0%

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pay 18.1% more for childcare

	Guinea	Poland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$372.18 PLN1,359.99
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF55,119,145	$7,516.31 PLN27,465.50	+18.1%
Average			+18.1%

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pay 83.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Guinea	Poland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 GNF21,658	$3.49 PLN12.77	+39.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.32 GNF28,721	$3.46 PLN12.65	+4.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,071	$5.23 PLN19.12	+350.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF773,184	$37.00 PLN135.21	-58.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,100	$7.39 PLN27.02	+82.5%
Average			+83.6%

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Guinea	Poland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF173,264	$87.74 PLN320.62	+338.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF216,580	$37.84 PLN138.26	+51.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF259,896	$88.94 PLN325.01	+196.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF433,160	$98.79 PLN360.99	+97.6%
Average			+171.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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