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Zambia vs. Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Zambia is 1.7% more expensive than Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 41.7% less in Zambia
Groceries: pay 28.8% less in Zambia
Transportation: pay 5.8% less in Zambia
Housing: pay 58.0% less in Zambia
Childcare: pay 83.5% more in Zambia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.3% more in Zambia
Clothing: pay 47.5% more in Zambia

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

Zambia vs. Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.7% less for restaurants

	Guinea	Zambia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 GNF43,446	$7.35 ZMW169.30	+47.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 GNF93,622	$3.72 ZMW85.60	-65.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 GNF14,076	$0.49 ZMW11.29	-69.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GNF10,427	$0.26 ZMW5.97	-78.4%
Average			-41.7%

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pay 28.8% less for groceries

	Guinea	Zambia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 GNF11,477	$0.77 ZMW17.67	-41.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.28 GNF80,629	$3.76 ZMW86.62	-59.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.22 GNF71,395	$4.89 ZMW112.63	-40.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.95 GNF34,287	$1.53 ZMW35.31	-61.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 GNF24,634	$1.78 ZMW41.08	-37.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 GNF11,057	$0.90 ZMW20.64	-29.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 GNF9,606	$0.73 ZMW16.77	-34.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 GNF7,985	$1.22 ZMW28.16	+33.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 GNF11,151	$0.50 ZMW11.50	-61.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,272	$0.89 ZMW20.40	+22.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,272	$0.67 ZMW15.41	-7.3%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 5.8% less for transportation

	Guinea	Zambia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF45,716	$4.58 ZMW105.38	-13.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF247,556	$38.52 ZMW886.94	+35.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF286,744,750	$8,004.53 ZMW184,318.08	-75.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF77,032	$11.53 ZMW265.57	+30.1%
Average			-5.8%

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pay 58.0% less for housing

	Guinea	Zambia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF1,608,869	$118.37 ZMW2,725.66	-36.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.52 GNF5,478,696	$176.52 ZMW4,064.71	-72.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF2,763,082	$115.74 ZMW2,665.01	-63.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1,153,806	$52.70 ZMW1,213.60	-60.3%
Average			-58.0%

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pay 83.5% more for childcare

	Guinea	Zambia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$176.79 ZMW4,070.88
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF55,284,830	$11,677.88 ZMW268,903.36	+83.5%
Average			+83.5%

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pay 15.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Guinea	Zambia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 GNF21,723	$0.98 ZMW22.49	-60.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.32 GNF28,807	$2.05 ZMW47.14	-38.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,101	$3.67 ZMW84.61	+216.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF775,508	$50.47 ZMW1,162.12	-43.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,206	$4.18 ZMW96.36	+3.3%
Average			+15.3%

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pay 47.5% more for clothing

	Guinea	Zambia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF173,785	$18.93 ZMW435.83	-5.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF217,231	$16.99 ZMW391.23	-32.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF260,677	$84.33 ZMW1,941.82	+181.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF434,462	$73.12 ZMW1,683.80	+46.2%
Average			+47.5%

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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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