Cost of living comparison

Guinea

compared to

Swaziland

Swaziland vs. Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Swaziland is 30.5% cheaper than Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.5% more in Swaziland
Groceries: pay 36.1% less in Swaziland
Transportation: pay 6.6% less in Swaziland
Housing: pay 52.0% less in Swaziland
Childcare: pay 0.8% less in Swaziland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.6% less in Swaziland
Clothing: pay 27.3% more in Swaziland

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

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Swaziland vs. Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.5% more for restaurants

	Guinea	Swaziland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$10.22 SZL168.18	+120.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$5.91 SZL97.20	-36.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$1.10 SZL18.05	-36.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.59 SZL9.64
Average			+18.5%

Guinea vs. Swaziland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.1% less for groceries

	Guinea	Swaziland
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$0.83 SZL13.64	-44.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$5.41 SZL88.99	-53.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$5.91 SZL97.32	-27.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$1.80 SZL29.66	-58.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$2.59 SZL42.61	+26.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$0.80 SZL13.23	-39.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	$0.29 SZL4.78	-73.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$0.56 SZL9.19	-31.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$0.63 SZL10.32	-36.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.58 SZL9.57	-7.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.70 SZL11.44	+10.5%
Average			-36.1%

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pay 6.6% less for transportation

	Guinea	Swaziland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$4.91 SZL80.87	-6.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	??
Average			-6.6%

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pay 52.0% less for housing

	Guinea	Swaziland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$27.04 SZL444.96	-85.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$271.15 SZL4,462.00	-46.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$176.26 SZL2,900.51	-44.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$49.01 SZL806.56	-63.1%
Average			-52.0%

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pay 0.8% less for childcare

	Guinea	Swaziland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$6,309.26 SZL104K	-0.8%
Average			-0.8%

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pay 39.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Guinea	Swaziland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$2.10 SZL34.61	-39.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$2.55 SZL42.03	-44.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$2.79 SZL45.98	+140.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	$22.53 SZL370.80	-74.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	$3.61 SZL59.33	-11.0%
Average			-39.6%

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pay 27.3% more for clothing

	Guinea	Swaziland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$34.55 SZL568.57	+72.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$15.02 SZL247.20	-39.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$70.10 SZL1,153.61	+133.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$54.08 SZL889.93	+8.2%
Average			+27.3%

Guinea vs. Swaziland - Cost of clothing

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