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Russia vs. Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Russia is 9.1% more expensive than Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.9% less in Russia
Groceries: pay 36.4% less in Russia
Transportation: pay 30.3% less in Russia
Housing: pay 42.6% less in Russia
Childcare: pay 22.3% more in Russia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.2% more in Russia
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Russia

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

Russia vs. Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.9% less for restaurants

	Guinea	Russia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 GNF43,446	$9.65 RUB737.23	+93.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 GNF93,622	$5.53 RUB422.40	-48.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 GNF14,076	$1.06 RUB80.61	-34.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GNF10,427	$0.51 RUB39.15	-57.3%
Average			-11.9%

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pay 36.4% less for groceries

	Guinea	Russia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 GNF11,477	$0.63 RUB48.14	-52.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.28 GNF80,629	$5.02 RUB383.57	-45.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.22 GNF71,395	$4.22 RUB322.38	-48.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.95 GNF34,287	$1.60 RUB122.09	-59.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 GNF24,634	$2.20 RUB168.04	-22.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 GNF11,057	$0.79 RUB60.28	-38.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 GNF9,606	$0.80 RUB61.24	-27.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 GNF7,985	$0.93 RUB71.02	+1.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 GNF11,151	$1.25 RUB95.80	-2.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,272	$0.38 RUB28.97	-47.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,272	$0.30 RUB23.14	-58.0%
Average			-36.4%

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pay 30.3% less for transportation

	Guinea	Russia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF45,716	$2.69 RUB205.71	-48.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF247,556	$21.72 RUB1,658.72	-23.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF286,744,750	$31,562.55 RUB2,410,342.23	-4.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF77,032	$4.94 RUB377.63	-44.2%
Average			-30.3%

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pay 42.6% less for housing

	Guinea	Russia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF1,608,869	$7.57 RUB578.03	-95.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.52 GNF5,478,696	$433.96 RUB33,140.41	-31.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF2,763,082	$300.84 RUB22,974.51	-5.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1,153,806	$82.77 RUB6,320.65	-37.7%
Average			-42.6%

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pay 22.3% more for childcare

	Guinea	Russia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$300.70 RUB22,963.51
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF55,284,830	$7,780.29 RUB594,158.89	+22.3%
Average			+22.3%

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pay 6.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Guinea	Russia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 GNF21,723	$1.70 RUB129.77	-32.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.32 GNF28,807	$2.17 RUB165.55	-34.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,101	$2.68 RUB204.88	+130.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF775,508	$35.84 RUB2,737.21	-59.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,206	$5.13 RUB391.40	+26.5%
Average			+6.2%

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Guinea	Russia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF173,785	$62.56 RUB4,777.23	+212.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF217,231	$43.72 RUB3,339.02	+74.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF260,677	$102.93 RUB7,860.67	+243.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF434,462	$97.34 RUB7,433.22	+94.7%
Average			+156.4%

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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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