Cost of living comparison

Guinea

compared to

Romania

Romania vs. Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Romania is 13.8% cheaper than Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.2% more in Romania
Groceries: pay 35.8% less in Romania
Transportation: pay 5.9% less in Romania
Housing: pay 30.3% less in Romania
Childcare: pay 12.0% more in Romania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.1% less in Romania
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Romania

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

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Romania vs. Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.2% more for restaurants

	Guinea	Romania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$9.82 RON46.44	+112.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$7.22 RON34.13	-22.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$1.87 RON8.86	+7.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$1.57 RON7.43
Average			+33.2%

Guinea vs. Romania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.8% less for groceries

	Guinea	Romania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$1.10 RON5.19	-25.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$3.76 RON17.78	-67.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$5.36 RON25.36	-34.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$2.91 RON13.77	-32.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$2.69 RON12.72	+31.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$0.51 RON2.42	-61.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	$0.67 RON3.18	-38.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$0.65 RON3.08	-19.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$0.89 RON4.19	-10.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.35 RON1.66	-44.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.36 RON1.70	-42.8%
Average			-35.8%

Guinea vs. Romania - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.9% less for transportation

	Guinea	Romania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$6.55 RON30.98	+24.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	$23.38 RON110.58	-17.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	$27,083.66 RON128K	-17.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	$6.64 RON31.43	-25.1%
Average			-5.9%

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pay 30.3% less for housing

	Guinea	Romania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$8.56 RON40.50	-95.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$371.73 RON1,758.50	-27.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$281.26 RON1,330.53	-11.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$107.14 RON506.84	-19.3%
Average			-30.3%

Guinea vs. Romania - Cost of housing

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pay 12.0% more for childcare

	Guinea	Romania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$482.75 RON2,283.68
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$7,125.14 RON33,706.19	+12.0%
Average			+12.0%

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pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Guinea	Romania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$2.18 RON10.31	-37.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$2.45 RON11.57	-47.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$5.71 RON27.03	+391.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	$38.73 RON183.19	-56.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	$7.13 RON33.75	+76.1%
Average			-12.1%

Guinea vs. Romania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Guinea	Romania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$62.00 RON293.30	+210.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$35.53 RON168.09	+42.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$77.18 RON365.11	+157.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$85.19 RON402.98	+70.4%
Average			+109.6%

Guinea vs. Romania - Cost of clothing

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