Cost of living comparison

Maldives

compared to

Guinea

Guinea vs. Maldives Cost of Living Summary

Guinea is 20.2% cheaper than Maldives overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.7% less in Guinea
Groceries: pay 1.0% more in Guinea
Transportation: pay 3.1% more in Guinea
Housing: pay 40.0% less in Guinea
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.6% less in Guinea
Clothing: pay 46.2% less in Guinea

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

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Guinea vs. Maldives Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.7% less for restaurants

	Maldives	Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 MVR92.74	$4.63 GNF40,932	-22.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 MVR147.88	$9.26 GNF81,865	-3.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MVR25.12	$1.74 GNF15,350	+6.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 MVR4.59	??
Average			-12.7%

Maldives vs. Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.0% more for groceries

	Maldives	Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 MVR25.57	$1.48 GNF13,093	-10.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.48 MVR53.75	$11.56 GNF102K	+232.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.83 MVR105.52	$8.16 GNF72,139	+19.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 MVR28.89	$4.34 GNF38,321	+131.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.76 MVR42.72	$2.04 GNF18,043	-26.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 MVR27.83	$1.32 GNF11,657	-26.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 MVR21.40	$1.09 GNF9,647	-21.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 MVR24.56	$0.81 GNF7,173	-48.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 MVR18.83	$0.99 GNF8,775	-18.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 MVR11.63	$0.63 GNF5,562	-16.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 MVR10.63	$0.63 GNF5,562	-8.6%
Average			+1.0%

Maldives vs. Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.1% more for transportation

	Maldives	Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 MVR58.81	$5.26 GNF46,508	+38.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.82 MVR476.23	$28.49 GNF252K	-7.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,446.46 MVR501K	$33,000.00 GNF292M	+1.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.52 MVR270.70	$8.87 GNF78,367	-49.4%
Average			+3.1%

Maldives vs. Guinea - Cost of transportation

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pay 40.0% less for housing

	Maldives	Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	$185.16 GNF2M	+153.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,043.39 MVR16,120.31	$510.01 GNF5M	-51.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$739.32 MVR11,422.43	$317.99 GNF3M	-57.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.19 MVR1,316.15	$132.79 GNF1M	+55.9%
Average			-40.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Maldives	Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.92 MVR2,857.02	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,003.87 MVR46,409.85	$6,362.45 GNF56M	+111.8%
Average			+111.8%

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pay 34.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Maldives	Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 MVR75.19	$3.47 GNF30,699	-28.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.55 MVR54.82	$4.63 GNF40,932	+30.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.95 MVR215.56	$1.16 GNF10,276	-91.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	$89.25 GNF789K	+26.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 MVR150.39	$4.05 GNF35,816	-58.4%
Average			-34.6%

Maldives vs. Guinea - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 46.2% less for clothing

	Maldives	Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.51 MVR610.41	$20.00 GNF177K	-49.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.63 MVR766.77	$25.00 GNF221K	-49.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.11 MVR1,345.89	$30.00 GNF265K	-65.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 MVR811.17	$50.00 GNF442K	-4.8%
Average			-46.2%

Maldives vs. Guinea - Cost of clothing

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