Guinea vs. Namibia Cost of Living Summary

Minnesota is 95.0% more expensive than Namibia overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.2 times more in Guinea
Groceries
pay 50.5% more in Guinea
Transportation
pay 25.2% more in Guinea
Housing
pay 2.5 times more in Guinea
Childcare
pay 4.7 times more in Guinea
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.4 times more in Guinea
Clothing
pay 3.2% more in Guinea

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

Guinea vs. Namibia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

 
Namibia
Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.82
NAD145.17
$18.95
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.59
NAD92.05
$11.15
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.84
NAD13.75
$2.61
 

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pay 50.5% more for groceries

 
Namibia
Guinea
Bread
1 loaf
$1.07
NAD17.57
$3.16
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.52
NAD74.42
$5.06
 
Milk (1 gallon) $6.75
NAD111.16
$3.46
 

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pay 25.2% more for transportation

 
Namibia
Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.02
NAD82.67
$3.59
 
Monthly public transit pass $39.08
NAD643.38
$81.54
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,990.15
NAD395K
$33,254.22
 

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

 
Namibia
Guinea
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$50.44
NAD830.34
$65.49
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $460.71
NAD7,584.44
$1,239.20
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $348.00
NAD5,728.91
$979.66
 

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pay 4.7 times more for childcare

 
Namibia
Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $208.44
NAD3,431.35
$1,233.72
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,331.14
NAD87,763.39
$19,863.23
 

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Namibia
Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.66
NAD27.33
$5.65
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.07
NAD34.09
$5.37
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.31
NAD54.44
$11.34
 

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pay 3.2% more for clothing

 
Namibia
Guinea
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$60.50
NAD996.00
$53.46
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.63
NAD570.13
$44.59
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$89.44
NAD1,472.35
$82.69
 

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