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Guinea vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Guinea is 13.5% cheaper than Hong Kong overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.8% more in Guinea
Groceries: pay 23.5% less in Guinea
Transportation: pay 41.8% less in Guinea
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Guinea
Childcare: pay 71.4% less in Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.0% less in Guinea
Clothing: pay 61.5% less in Guinea

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

Guinea vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guinea instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 13.8% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.84	$5.00 GNF43,900	-36.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.28	$10.77 GNF94,600	+67.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.87	$1.62 GNF14,223	+16.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.70	$1.20 GNF10,536	+7.9%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 23.5% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.14	$1.32 GNF11,596	-39.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$97.32	$9.28 GNF81,471	-25.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.90	$8.22 GNF72,141	-30.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.50	$3.95 GNF34,645	+12.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.94	$2.83 GNF24,891	-41.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.25	$1.27 GNF11,172	-18.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.50	$1.11 GNF9,706	+1.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.69	$0.92 GNF8,069	-43.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.84	$1.28 GNF11,267	-7.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.60	$0.72 GNF6,338	-34.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.29	$0.72 GNF6,338	-31.9%
Average			-23.5%

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pay 41.8% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$93.07	$5.26 GNF46,194	-55.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$527.89	$28.49 GNF250K	-57.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$302K	$33,000.00 GNF290M	-14.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.62	$8.87 GNF77,837	-39.0%
Average			-41.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Hong Kong	Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$173.57	$185.16 GNF2M	+734.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,376.13	$630.52 GNF6M	-73.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,203.83	$317.99 GNF3M	-81.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,388.60	$132.79 GNF1M	-25.2%
Average			+138.7%

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pay 71.4% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,124.00	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$174K	$6,362.45 GNF56M	-71.4%
Average			-71.4%

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pay 49.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.71	$2.50 GNF21,950	-61.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.91	$3.32 GNF29,108	-36.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.56	$1.16 GNF10,207	-91.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$619.31	$89.25 GNF784K	+12.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.55	$4.05 GNF35,574	-68.5%
Average			-49.0%

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pay 61.5% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$579.32	$20.00 GNF176K	-73.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$329.90	$25.00 GNF220K	-40.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$719.43	$30.00 GNF263K	-67.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,116.95	$50.00 GNF439K	-65.0%
Average			-61.5%

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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: March 2026

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