Cost of living comparison

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Guinea vs. Macedonia Cost of Living Summary

Guinea is 94.8% more expensive than Macedonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 22.9% more in Guinea
Groceries: pay 78.5% more in Guinea
Transportation: pay 13.1% more in Guinea
Housing: pay 4.2 times more in Guinea
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.3% more in Guinea
Clothing: pay 52.6% less in Guinea

The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Guinea are more expensive than in Macedonia. Notably, housing, childcare, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Guinea.

Guinea vs. Macedonia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.9% more for restaurants

	Macedonia	Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.93 MKD310.59	$5.00 GNF43,416	-15.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.13 MKD268.81	$10.77 GNF93,557	+110.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 MKD86.51	$1.62 GNF14,066	-1.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 MKD63.45	$1.20 GNF10,420	-0.9%
Average			+22.9%

Macedonia vs. Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 78.5% more for groceries

	Macedonia	Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 MKD36.92	$1.32 GNF11,469	+87.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.16 MKD218.09	$9.28 GNF80,573	+122.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.90 MKD256.58	$8.22 GNF71,345	+67.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 MKD108.40	$3.95 GNF34,263	+90.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 MKD155.49	$2.83 GNF24,617	-4.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 MKD23.93	$1.27 GNF11,049	+178.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 MKD33.98	$1.11 GNF9,599	+70.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 MKD30.43	$0.92 GNF7,980	+58.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 MKD40.80	$1.28 GNF11,143	+64.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 MKD21.88	$0.72 GNF6,268	+72.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 MKD24.52	$0.72 GNF6,268	+54.2%
Average			+78.5%

Macedonia vs. Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.1% more for transportation

	Macedonia	Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.62 MKD294.54	$5.26 GNF45,685	-6.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.53 MKD1,494.89	$28.49 GNF247,385	-0.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,601.38 MKD1,708,273.01	$33,000.00 GNF286,546,254	+1.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.62 MKD294.47	$8.87 GNF76,979	+57.8%
Average			+13.1%

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pay 4.2 times more for housing

	Macedonia	Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.96 MKD836.36	$185.16 GNF1,607,756	+1060.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$275.82 MKD14,452.40	$630.52 GNF5,474,903	+128.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.61 MKD10,825.85	$317.99 GNF2,761,169	+53.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$105.17 MKD5,510.54	$132.79 GNF1,153,007	+26.3%
Average			+317.2%

Macedonia vs. Guinea - Cost of housing

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Macedonia	Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.18 MKD12,375.51	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,837.42 MKD96,278.50	$6,362.45 GNF55,246,560	+246.3%
Average			+246.3%

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pay 38.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Macedonia	Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 MKD111.97	$2.50 GNF21,708	+17.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 MKD91.28	$3.32 GNF28,787	+90.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.09 MKD162.10	$1.16 GNF10,094	-62.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.20 MKD1,739.70	$89.25 GNF774,971	+168.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.21 MKD273.23	$4.05 GNF35,181	-22.3%
Average			+38.3%

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pay 52.6% less for clothing

	Macedonia	Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.62 MKD3,123.77	$20.00 GNF173,664	-66.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.53 MKD1,913.95	$25.00 GNF217,080	-31.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.57 MKD4,221.88	$30.00 GNF260,497	-62.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$99.36 MKD5,206.27	$50.00 GNF434,161	-49.7%
Average			-52.6%

Macedonia vs. Guinea - Cost of clothing

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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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