Cost of living comparison

Liberia

compared to

Guinea

Guinea vs. Liberia Cost of Living Summary

Guinea is 24.4% more expensive than Liberia overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.7% less in Guinea
Groceries: pay 44.1% less in Guinea
Transportation: pay 23.9% more in Guinea
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Guinea
Childcare: pay 6.4 times more in Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.0% less in Guinea
Clothing: pay 34.7% less in Guinea

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

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Guinea vs. Liberia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.7% less for restaurants

	Liberia	Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,280.63	$4.63 GNF40,795	-38.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD1,878.26	$9.26 GNF81,591	-15.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD341.50	$1.74 GNF15,298	-13.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD341.50	??
Average			-27.7%

Liberia vs. Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 44.1% less for groceries

	Liberia	Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD305.86	$1.48 GNF13,049	-17.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.86 LRD658.77	$11.56 GNF102K	+199.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,367.97	$8.16 GNF71,898	+1.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD614.70	$4.34 GNF38,193	+20.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD917.79	$2.04 GNF17,983	-62.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD126.76	$1.32 GNF11,618	+77.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD654.55	$1.09 GNF9,614	-71.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD796.84	$0.81 GNF7,149	-82.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD853.76	$0.99 GNF8,746	-80.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 LRD170.75	$0.63 GNF5,543	-37.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD825.30	$0.63 GNF5,543	-87.0%
Average			-44.1%

Liberia vs. Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.9% more for transportation

	Liberia	Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD801.39	$5.26 GNF46,353	+12.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,415.02	$28.49 GNF251K	+42.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00 LRD3M	$33,000.00 GNF291M	+65.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.91 LRD2,887.90	$8.87 GNF78,104	-47.6%
Average			+23.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Liberia	Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$180.00 LRD30,735.22	$185.16 GNF2M	+2.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 LRD42,687.81	$510.01 GNF4M	+104.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD16,221.37	$317.99 GNF3M	+234.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.47 LRD19,716.75	$132.79 GNF1M	+15.0%
Average			+120.5%

Liberia vs. Guinea - Cost of housing

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pay 6.4 times more for childcare

	Liberia	Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 LRD17,075.12	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,000.00 LRD171K	$6,362.45 GNF56M	+536.2%
Average			+536.2%

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pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Liberia	Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LRD683.00	$3.47 GNF30,596	-13.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 LRD512.25	$4.63 GNF40,795	+54.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD853.76	$1.16 GNF10,242	-76.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LRD10,671.95	$89.25 GNF786K	+42.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 LRD853.76	$4.05 GNF35,696	-19.0%
Average			-5.0%

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pay 34.7% less for clothing

	Liberia	Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.00 LRD4,268.78	$20.00 GNF176K	-20.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.50 LRD5,549.42	$25.00 GNF220K	-23.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 LRD9,391.32	$30.00 GNF264K	-45.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.50 LRD15,794.49	$50.00 GNF441K	-45.9%
Average			-34.7%

Liberia vs. Guinea - Cost of clothing

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2,655 people born in Liberia live in Guinea.

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