Cost of living comparison

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Guinea vs. Lesotho Cost of Living Summary

Guinea is 2.1 times more expensive than Lesotho overall.

Restaurants
pay 21.5% less in Guinea
Groceries
pay 30.4% more in Guinea
Transportation
pay 19.7% more in Guinea
Housing
pay 5.5 times more in Guinea
Childcare
pay 5.4 times more in Guinea
Entertainment and Sports
pay 92.0% more in Guinea
Clothing
pay 63.0% less in Guinea

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

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Guinea vs. Lesotho Cost Breakdown

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

pay 21.5% less for restaurants

 
Lesotho
Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.01
LSL148.38
$4.63
GNF40,795
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.41
LSL138.49
$9.26
GNF81,591
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.07
LSL17.56
$1.74
GNF15,298
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pay 30.4% more for groceries

 
Lesotho
Guinea
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.83
LSL13.60
$1.48
GNF13,049
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.30
LSL54.39
$11.56
GNF102K
Milk (1 gallon) $4.38
LSL72.07
$8.16
GNF71,898
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pay 19.7% more for transportation

 
Lesotho
Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.98
LSL81.93
$5.26
GNF46,353
Monthly public transit pass $30.04
LSL494.60
$28.49
GNF251K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,030.86
LSL346K
$33,000.00
GNF291M
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pay 5.5 times more for housing

 
Lesotho
Guinea
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $38.30
LSL630.53
$185.16
GNF2M
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $93.14
LSL1,533.25
$510.01
GNF4M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $55.58
LSL915.01
$317.99
GNF3M
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pay 5.4 times more for childcare

 
Lesotho
Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $52.06
LSL857.06
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,181.73
LSL19,454.17
$6,362.45
GNF56M
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pay 92.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Lesotho
Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.80
LSL29.68
$3.47
GNF30,596
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.00
LSL32.97
$4.63
GNF40,795
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $5.11
LSL84.08
$1.16
GNF10,242
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pay 63.0% less for clothing

 
Lesotho
Guinea
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $46.07
LSL758.38
$20.00
GNF176K
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $55.58
LSL915.01
$25.00
GNF220K
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $104.15
LSL1,714.61
$30.00
GNF264K
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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