Cost of living comparison

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Guinea vs. Michigan Cost of Living Summary

Guinea is 22.0% cheaper than Michigan.

Restaurants
pay 32.4% less in Guinea
Groceries
pay 0.4% more in Guinea
Transportation
pay 6.4% less in Guinea
Housing
pay 19.3% more in Guinea
Childcare
pay 64.1% less in Guinea
Entertainment and Sports
pay 22.2% less in Guinea
Clothing
pay 48.5% less in Guinea

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

Guinea vs. Michigan Cost Breakdown

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

pay 32.4% less for restaurants

 
Michigan
Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.26
 
$5.00
GNF43,416
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.06
 
$10.77
GNF93,557
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.43
 
$1.62
GNF14,066

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pay 0.4% more for groceries

 
Michigan
Guinea
Bread
1 loaf
$3.02
 
$1.32
GNF11,469
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.45
 
$9.28
GNF80,573
Milk (1 gallon) $3.20
 
$8.22
GNF71,345

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pay 6.4% less for transportation

 
Michigan
Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.28
 
$5.26
GNF45,685
Monthly public transit pass $46.54
 
$28.49
GNF247,385
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,599.47
 
$33,000.00
GNF286,546,254

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pay 19.3% more for housing

 
Michigan
Guinea
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$61.76
 
$185.16
GNF1,607,756
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,257.26
 
$630.52
GNF5,474,903
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,053.74
 
$317.99
GNF2,761,169

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pay 64.1% less for childcare

 
Michigan
Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,153.90
 
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $17,706.02
 
$6,362.45
GNF55,246,560

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pay 22.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Michigan
Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.77
 
$2.50
GNF21,708
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.65
 
$3.32
GNF28,787
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.12
 
$1.16
GNF10,094

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pay 48.5% less for clothing

 
Michigan
Guinea
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$48.69
 
$20.00
GNF173,664
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$32.31
 
$25.00
GNF217,080
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$83.56
 
$30.00
GNF260,497

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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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