Cost of living comparison

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Guinea vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Guinea is 39.8% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 84.7% more in Guinea
Groceries: pay 13.2% more in Guinea
Transportation: pay 91.6% more in Guinea
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Guinea
Childcare: pay 62.7% less in Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.1% more in Guinea
Clothing: pay 34.4% less in Guinea

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

Guinea vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 84.7% more for restaurants

	Manila	Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.94	$5.00 GNF43,416	-17.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱254.24	$10.77 GNF93,557	+150.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.42	$1.62 GNF14,066	+66.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.77	$1.20 GNF10,420	+138.3%
Average			+84.7%

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pay 13.2% more for groceries

	Manila	Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.84	$1.32 GNF11,469	-1.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.76	$9.28 GNF80,573	+117.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱432.73	$8.22 GNF71,345	+12.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.84	$3.95 GNF34,263	+78.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.98	$2.83 GNF24,617	+24.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.60	$1.27 GNF11,049	-16.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.61	$1.11 GNF9,599	+34.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.75	$0.92 GNF7,980	-43.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.52	$1.28 GNF11,143	+25.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱69.16	$0.72 GNF6,268	-38.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.25	$0.72 GNF6,268	-47.5%
Average			+13.2%

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pay 91.6% more for transportation

	Manila	Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱247.09	$5.26 GNF45,685	+25.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱813.57	$28.49 GNF247,385	+107.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,494,934.54	$33,000.00 GNF286,546,254	+30.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.88	$8.87 GNF76,979	+203.1%
Average			+91.6%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Manila	Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,602.13	$185.16 GNF1,607,756	+583.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,323.92	$630.52 GNF5,474,903	+22.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,881.48	$317.99 GNF2,761,169	+26.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,940.52	$132.79 GNF1,153,007	+32.1%
Average			+166.1%

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pay 62.7% less for childcare

	Manila	Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,192.20	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,007,046.89	$6,362.45 GNF55,246,560	-62.7%
Average			-62.7%

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pay 20.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.44	$2.50 GNF21,708	+71.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.95	$3.32 GNF28,787	+28.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱193.22	$1.16 GNF10,094	-64.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,490.71	$89.25 GNF774,971	+111.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱442.38	$4.05 GNF35,181	-45.9%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 34.4% less for clothing

	Manila	Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,910.08	$20.00 GNF173,664	-59.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,755.55	$25.00 GNF217,080	-15.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,779.65	$30.00 GNF260,497	-62.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,937.78	$50.00 GNF434,161	+0.6%
Average			-34.4%

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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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