Cost of living comparison

Guinea

compared to

Portugal

Portugal vs. Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Portugal is 38.0% more expensive than Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 71.3% more in Portugal
Groceries: pay 10.6% less in Portugal
Transportation: pay 29.2% more in Portugal
Housing: pay 61.5% more in Portugal
Childcare: pay 63.4% more in Portugal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0% less in Portugal
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Portugal

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

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Portugal vs. Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 71.3% more for restaurants

	Guinea	Portugal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$13.01 €11.58	+181.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$9.54 €8.49	+3.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$1.90 €1.69	+9.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$1.44 €1.28
Average			+71.3%

Guinea vs. Portugal - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.6% less for groceries

	Guinea	Portugal
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$1.56 €1.39	+5.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$5.65 €5.03	-51.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$4.09 €3.64	-49.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$3.28 €2.92	-24.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$3.42 €3.04	+67.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$1.02 €0.91	-22.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	$0.65 €0.58	-40.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$0.83 €0.74	+2.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$1.09 €0.97	+9.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.79 €0.70	+24.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.87 €0.77	+37.8%
Average			-10.6%

Guinea vs. Portugal - Cost of groceries

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pay 29.2% more for transportation

	Guinea	Portugal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$7.95 €7.08	+51.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	$37.81 €33.65	+32.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	$33,409.36 €29,735.53	+1.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	$12.87 €11.46	+45.2%
Average			+29.2%

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pay 61.5% more for housing

	Guinea	Portugal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$39.38 €35.05	-78.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$962.54 €856.70	+88.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$770.06 €685.38	+142.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$94.27 €83.91	-29.0%
Average			+61.5%

Guinea vs. Portugal - Cost of housing

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pay 63.4% more for childcare

	Guinea	Portugal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$491.62 €437.56
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$10,398.72 €9,255.23	+63.4%
Average			+63.4%

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pay 4.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Guinea	Portugal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$2.77 €2.46	-20.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$2.05 €1.83	-55.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$6.15 €5.47	+428.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	$43.95 €39.11	-50.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	$8.25 €7.34	+103.5%
Average			-4.0%

Guinea vs. Portugal - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Guinea	Portugal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$80.47 €71.62	+302.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$37.54 €33.41	+50.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$86.61 €77.08	+188.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$105.16 €93.60	+110.3%
Average			+146.1%

Guinea vs. Portugal - Cost of clothing

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