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Guinea vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Guinea is 2.5 times more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 84.3% more in Guinea
Groceries: pay 77.9% more in Guinea
Transportation: pay 58.4% more in Guinea
Housing: pay 9.6 times more in Guinea
Childcare: pay 18.9% less in Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.8% more in Guinea
Clothing: pay 56.1% less in Guinea

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

Guinea vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 84.3% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH355.45	$5.00 GNF43,416	-40.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH253.89	$10.77 GNF93,557	+79.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.46	$1.62 GNF14,066	+140.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.54	$1.20 GNF10,420	+159.0%
Average			+84.3%

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pay 77.9% more for groceries

	Kiev	Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH33.02	$1.32 GNF11,469	+68.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH206.65	$9.28 GNF80,573	+89.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH200.40	$8.22 GNF71,345	+73.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.99	$3.95 GNF34,263	+95.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH89.27	$2.83 GNF24,617	+34.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.32	$1.27 GNF11,049	+130.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.51	$1.11 GNF9,599	+52.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.96	$0.92 GNF7,980	+7.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.65	$1.28 GNF11,143	+26.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.74	$0.72 GNF6,268	+93.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.69	$0.72 GNF6,268	+185.0%
Average			+77.9%

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pay 58.4% more for transportation

	Kiev	Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH223.89	$5.26 GNF45,685	-0.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH431.61	$28.49 GNF247,385	+178.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,283,165.80	$33,000.00 GNF286,546,254	+8.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH253.89	$8.87 GNF76,979	+47.3%
Average			+58.4%

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pay 9.6 times more for housing

	Kiev	Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH297.00	$185.16 GNF1,607,756	+2530.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,596.03	$630.52 GNF5,474,903
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,939.03	$317.99 GNF2,761,169	-15.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,415.82	$132.79 GNF1,153,007	+64.0%
Average			+859.4%

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pay 18.9% less for childcare

	Kiev	Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,741.25	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH331,037.99	$6,362.45 GNF55,246,560	-18.9%
Average			-18.9%

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pay 57.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.70	$2.50 GNF21,708	+130.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH69.03	$3.32 GNF28,787	+102.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.87	$1.16 GNF10,094	-59.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,626.84	$89.25 GNF774,971	+131.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH203.11	$4.05 GNF35,181	-15.8%
Average			+57.8%

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pay 56.1% less for clothing

	Kiev	Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,894.36	$20.00 GNF173,664	-70.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,510.06	$25.00 GNF217,080	-30.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,092.73	$30.00 GNF260,497	-69.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,620.82	$50.00 GNF434,161	-54.4%
Average			-56.1%

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