Cost of living comparison

Guinea

compared to

Uruguay

Uruguay vs. Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Uruguay is 35.2% more expensive than Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Uruguay
Groceries: pay 9.1% more in Uruguay
Transportation: pay 34.6% more in Uruguay
Housing: pay 18.2% more in Uruguay
Childcare: pay 11.3% more in Uruguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.8% more in Uruguay
Clothing: pay 3.1 times more in Uruguay

The cost of clothing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, and childcare in Uruguay are more expensive than in Guinea. Notably, clothing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Uruguay.

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Uruguay vs. Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Guinea	Uruguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$14.77 UYU595.28	+218.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$13.18 UYU531.47	+42.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$2.28 UYU92.10	+31.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$1.73 UYU69.57
Average			+111.2%

Guinea vs. Uruguay - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.1% more for groceries

	Guinea	Uruguay
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$2.54 UYU102.53	+71.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$6.45 UYU259.86	-44.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$4.76 UYU192.09	-41.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$4.37 UYU176.13	+0.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$4.88 UYU196.91	+139.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$1.11 UYU44.93	-15.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	$1.06 UYU42.63	-3.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$0.67 UYU27.20	-16.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$1.51 UYU61.00	+52.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.81 UYU32.67	+28.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.91 UYU36.53	+44.0%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 34.6% more for transportation

	Guinea	Uruguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$7.82 UYU315.46	+48.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	$50.87 UYU2,050.63	+78.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	$29,807.93 UYU1M	-9.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	$13.74 UYU553.81	+55.0%
Average			+34.6%

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pay 18.2% more for housing

	Guinea	Uruguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$39.12 UYU1,577.07	-78.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$658.65 UYU26,553.22	+29.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$494.58 UYU19,939.10	+55.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$105.91 UYU4,269.85	-20.2%
Average			+18.2%

Guinea vs. Uruguay - Cost of housing

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pay 11.3% more for childcare

	Guinea	Uruguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$530.72 UYU21,395.78
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$7,084.27 UYU286K	+11.3%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 31.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Guinea	Uruguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$3.88 UYU156.23	+11.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$4.38 UYU176.69	-5.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$5.69 UYU229.52	+389.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	$49.86 UYU2,010.23	-44.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	$11.10 UYU447.32	+173.9%
Average			+31.8%

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pay 3.1 times more for clothing

	Guinea	Uruguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$83.65 UYU3,372.20	+318.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$52.03 UYU2,097.62	+108.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$127.51 UYU5,140.53	+325.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$125.09 UYU5,042.88	+150.2%
Average			+210.2%

Guinea vs. Uruguay - Cost of clothing

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