Cost of living comparison

Norway

compared to

Guinea

Guinea vs. Norway Cost of Living Summary

Guinea is 53.8% cheaper than Norway overall.

Restaurants: pay 65.9% less in Guinea
Groceries: pay 37.2% less in Guinea
Transportation: pay 46.9% less in Guinea
Housing: pay 58.2% less in Guinea
Childcare: pay 34.5% less in Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.2% less in Guinea
Clothing: pay 71.6% less in Guinea

Expenses including clothing, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Guinea.

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Guinea vs. Norway Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.9% less for restaurants

	Norway	Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.46 NOK211.73	$4.63 GNF40,795	-79.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.20 NOK143.30	$9.26 GNF81,591	-39.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.98 NOK37.57	$1.74 GNF15,298	-56.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.16 NOK29.84	??
Average			-65.9%

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pay 37.2% less for groceries

	Norway	Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$3.73 NOK35.18	$1.48 GNF13,049	-60.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.51 NOK61.37	$11.56 GNF102K	+77.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.11 NOK85.89	$8.16 GNF71,898	-10.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.06 NOK47.73	$4.34 GNF38,193	-14.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.95 NOK65.50	$2.04 GNF17,983	-70.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 NOK15.25	$1.32 GNF11,618	-18.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.22 NOK11.51	$1.09 GNF9,614	-10.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 NOK15.58	$0.81 GNF7,149	-50.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.31 NOK21.81	$0.99 GNF8,746	-57.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 NOK11.27	$0.63 GNF5,543	-47.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.34 NOK12.62	$0.63 GNF5,543	-53.0%
Average			-37.2%

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pay 46.9% less for transportation

	Norway	Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.73 NOK82.31	$5.26 GNF46,353	-39.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$78.63 NOK741.28	$28.49 GNF251K	-63.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$45,459.95 NOK429K	$33,000.00 GNF291M	-27.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.74 NOK242.62	$8.87 GNF78,104	-65.6%
Average			-46.9%

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pay 58.2% less for housing

	Norway	Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.87 NOK621.01	$185.16 GNF2M	+181.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,278.72 NOK12,055.43	$510.01 GNF4M	-60.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,052.00 NOK9,917.95	$317.99 GNF3M	-69.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$221.33 NOK2,086.60	$132.79 GNF1M	-40.0%
Average			-58.2%

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pay 34.5% less for childcare

	Norway	Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$256.93 NOK2,422.26	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,715.88 NOK91,598.41	$6,362.45 GNF56M	-34.5%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 54.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Norway	Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$11.32 NOK106.75	$3.47 GNF30,596	-69.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.55 NOK52.32	$4.63 GNF40,795	-16.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$16.96 NOK159.92	$1.16 GNF10,242	-93.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.57 NOK505.04	$89.25 GNF786K	+66.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.67 NOK166.62	$4.05 GNF35,696	-77.1%
Average			-54.2%

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pay 71.6% less for clothing

	Norway	Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.56 NOK966.91	$20.00 GNF176K	-80.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.21 NOK529.89	$25.00 GNF220K	-55.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.90 NOK1,186.93	$30.00 GNF264K	-76.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$159.02 NOK1,499.22	$50.00 GNF441K	-68.6%
Average			-71.6%

Norway vs. Guinea - Cost of clothing

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