Cost of living comparison

Guinea

compared to

Turkey

Turkey vs. Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Turkey is 10.0% cheaper than Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.9% more in Turkey
Groceries: pay 47.1% less in Turkey
Transportation: pay 9.7% more in Turkey
Housing: pay 23.4% less in Turkey
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Turkey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.9% less in Turkey
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Turkey

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

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Turkey vs. Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.9% more for restaurants

	Guinea	Turkey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$7.80 TRY386.28	+68.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$8.25 TRY408.38	-10.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$1.28 TRY63.31	-26.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.44 TRY22.00
Average			+19.9%

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pay 47.1% less for groceries

	Guinea	Turkey
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$0.96 TRY47.63	-35.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$4.58 TRY226.89	-60.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$3.74 TRY185.39	-54.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$2.15 TRY106.63	-50.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$1.91 TRY94.53	-6.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$0.80 TRY39.56	-39.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	$0.86 TRY42.40	-21.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$0.46 TRY22.93	-42.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$0.55 TRY27.10	-44.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.23 TRY11.59	-62.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.19 TRY9.29	-70.2%
Average			-47.1%

Guinea vs. Turkey - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.7% more for transportation

	Guinea	Turkey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$5.08 TRY251.45	-3.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	$32.35 TRY1,602.00	+13.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	$43,081.17 TRY2M	+30.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	$8.30 TRY410.92	-6.4%
Average			+9.7%

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pay 23.4% less for housing

	Guinea	Turkey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$13.65 TRY675.87	-92.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$475.20 TRY23,529.06	-6.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$347.61 TRY17,211.40	+9.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$51.15 TRY2,532.59	-61.5%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Guinea	Turkey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$606.51 TRY30,030.78
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$13,566.63 TRY672K	+113.2%
Average			+113.2%

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pay 5.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Guinea	Turkey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$3.02 TRY149.34	-13.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$3.43 TRY169.90	-25.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$2.16 TRY106.77	+85.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	$53.35 TRY2,641.36	-40.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	$5.91 TRY292.72	+45.9%
Average			-5.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Guinea	Turkey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$45.05 TRY2,230.83	+125.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$38.92 TRY1,927.26	+55.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$90.74 TRY4,492.86	+202.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$83.15 TRY4,117.06	+66.3%
Average			+104.9%

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