Cost of living comparison

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Guinea vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Guinea is 28.3% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.2% more in Guinea
Groceries: pay 96.5% more in Guinea
Transportation: pay 9.4% less in Guinea
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Guinea
Childcare: pay 55.4% more in Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0% less in Guinea
Clothing: pay 56.8% less in Guinea

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

Guinea vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.2% more for restaurants

	Lebanon	Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.66 LBP684,169	$5.00 GNF43,316	-34.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP714,522	$10.77 GNF93,341	+34.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 LBP145,385	$1.62 GNF14,034	-0.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,103	$1.20 GNF10,396	+57.4%
Average			+14.2%

Lebanon vs. Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 96.5% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 LBP53,699	$1.32 GNF11,442	+119.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.95 LBP352,609	$9.28 GNF80,387	+135.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.56 LBP496,610	$8.22 GNF71,181	+47.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 LBP208,328	$3.95 GNF34,184	+69.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 LBP316,225	$2.83 GNF24,560	-19.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 LBP61,124	$1.27 GNF11,024	+85.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP40,766	$1.11 GNF9,577	+142.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,360	$0.92 GNF7,961	+125.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP41,477	$1.28 GNF11,117	+176.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 LBP29,389	$0.72 GNF6,253	+119.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,127	$0.72 GNF6,253	+60.7%
Average			+96.5%

Lebanon vs. Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.4% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.44 LBP306,966	$5.26 GNF45,579	+53.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	$28.49 GNF246,814	-60.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,750.00 LBP2,567,814,963	$33,000.00 GNF285,885,394	+14.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.00 LBP1,429,045	$8.87 GNF76,801	-44.6%
Average			-9.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Lebanon	Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	$185.16 GNF1,604,048	+388.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.15 LBP51,012,779	$630.52 GNF5,462,276	+10.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.78 LBP24,809,806	$317.99 GNF2,754,801	+14.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	$132.79 GNF1,150,348	-4.7%
Average			+102.1%

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pay 55.4% more for childcare

	Lebanon	Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$248.75 LBP22,217,182	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,093.75 LBP365,634,522	$6,362.45 GNF55,119,145	+55.4%
Average			+55.4%

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pay 4.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP357,261	$2.50 GNF21,658	-37.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.89 LBP258,327	$3.32 GNF28,721	+14.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.52 LBP225,521	$1.16 GNF10,071	-54.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.92 LBP3,833,115	$89.25 GNF773,184	+108.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.25 LBP736,851	$4.05 GNF35,100	-50.9%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 56.8% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.44 LBP4,772,787	$20.00 GNF173,264	-62.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	$25.00 GNF216,580	-50.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.94 LBP9,105,199	$30.00 GNF259,896	-70.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.93 LBP7,942,682	$50.00 GNF433,160	-43.8%
Average			-56.8%

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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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