Cost of living comparison

Nicaragua

compared to

Guinea

Guinea vs. Nicaragua Cost of Living Summary

Guinea is 24.1% more expensive than Nicaragua overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1% less in Guinea
Groceries: pay 14.1% more in Guinea
Transportation: pay 60.0% more in Guinea
Housing: pay 65.7% more in Guinea
Childcare: pay 5.0% more in Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.3% more in Guinea
Clothing: pay 67.7% less in Guinea

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

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Guinea vs. Nicaragua Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1% less for restaurants

	Nicaragua	Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.07 NIO260.53	$4.63 GNF40,795	-34.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.94 NIO255.89	$9.26 GNF81,591	+33.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 NIO31.77	$1.74 GNF15,298	+101.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 NIO22.88	??
Average			-2.1%

Nicaragua vs. Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.1% more for groceries

	Nicaragua	Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 NIO62.93	$1.48 GNF13,049	-13.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 NIO136.25	$11.56 GNF102K	+212.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.65 NIO171.26	$8.16 GNF71,898	+75.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 NIO86.37	$4.34 GNF38,193	+85.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 NIO93.99	$2.04 GNF17,983	-20.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.82 NIO67.08	$1.32 GNF11,618	-27.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.27 NIO10.03	$1.09 GNF9,614	+301.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 NIO30.09	$0.81 GNF7,149	-0.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 NIO40.73	$0.99 GNF8,746	-10.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 NIO61.77	$0.63 GNF5,543	-62.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 NIO37.13	$0.63 GNF5,543	-37.6%
Average			+14.1%

Nicaragua vs. Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 60.0% more for transportation

	Nicaragua	Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.05 NIO186.17	$5.26 GNF46,353	+4.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.01 NIO221.41	$28.49 GNF251K	+374.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,973.64 NIO847K	$33,000.00 GNF291M	+43.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.49 NIO497.29	$8.87 GNF78,104	-34.3%
Average			+60.0%

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pay 65.7% more for housing

	Nicaragua	Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.47 NIO1,196.57	$185.16 GNF2M	+470.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$293.80 NIO10,827.86	$510.01 GNF4M	+73.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$247.83 NIO9,133.78	$317.99 GNF3M	+28.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.20 NIO2,550.23	$132.79 GNF1M	+91.9%
Average			+65.7%

Nicaragua vs. Guinea - Cost of housing

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pay 5.0% more for childcare

	Nicaragua	Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$235.82 NIO8,690.94	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,060.00 NIO223K	$6,362.45 GNF56M	+5.0%
Average			+5.0%

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pay 30.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Nicaragua	Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.40 NIO51.60	$3.47 GNF30,596	+148.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.60 NIO95.82	$4.63 GNF40,795	+78.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.73 NIO100.51	$1.16 GNF10,242	-57.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.54 NIO1,199.31	$89.25 GNF786K	+174.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.00 NIO331.69	$4.05 GNF35,696	-55.0%
Average			+30.3%

Nicaragua vs. Guinea - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 67.7% less for clothing

	Nicaragua	Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.88 NIO2,206.90	$20.00 GNF176K	-66.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.00 NIO2,395.54	$25.00 GNF220K	-61.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.64 NIO4,519.99	$30.00 GNF264K	-75.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$144.83 NIO5,337.49	$50.00 GNF441K	-65.5%
Average			-67.7%

Nicaragua vs. Guinea - Cost of clothing

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3 people born in Nicaragua live in Guinea.

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