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Guinea vs. Oman Cost of Living Summary

Guinea is 24.3% more expensive than Oman overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Guinea
Groceries: pay 57.5% more in Guinea
Transportation: pay 26.7% more in Guinea
Housing: pay 76.0% more in Guinea
Childcare: pay 21.8% less in Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.9% less in Guinea
Clothing: pay 45.5% less in Guinea

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

Guinea vs. Oman Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Oman	Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.20 OMR2.000	$5.00 GNF43,829	-3.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.15 OMR3.520	$10.77 GNF94,447	+17.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 OMR0.290	$1.62 GNF14,200	+114.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 OMR0.100	$1.20 GNF10,519	+344.6%
Average			+118.2%

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pay 57.5% more for groceries

	Oman	Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 OMR0.420	$1.32 GNF11,578	+21.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.01 OMR1.160	$9.28 GNF81,339	+208.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.95 OMR2.670	$8.22 GNF72,024	+18.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.54 OMR0.970	$3.95 GNF34,589	+55.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.43 OMR0.940	$2.83 GNF24,851	+16.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.05 OMR0.400	$1.27 GNF11,154	+21.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 OMR0.280	$1.11 GNF9,691	+53.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 OMR0.300	$0.92 GNF8,055	+16.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 OMR0.200	$1.28 GNF11,249	+145.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 OMR0.200	$0.72 GNF6,327	+40.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 OMR0.210	$0.72 GNF6,327	+35.1%
Average			+57.5%

Oman vs. Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.7% more for transportation

	Oman	Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.34 OMR0.900	$5.26 GNF46,119	+125.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.22 OMR22.000	$28.49 GNF250K	-50.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,546.38 OMR7,900.080	$33,000.00 GNF289M	+60.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.42 OMR4.780	$8.87 GNF77,711	-28.6%
Average			+26.7%

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pay 76.0% more for housing

	Oman	Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.18 OMR29.670	$185.16 GNF2M	+139.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$371.40 OMR142.800	$630.52 GNF6M	+69.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$285.37 OMR109.730	$317.99 GNF3M	+11.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.57 OMR27.900	$132.79 GNF1M	+83.0%
Average			+76.0%

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pay 21.8% less for childcare

	Oman	Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$205.29 OMR78.930	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,131.38 OMR3,126.520	$6,362.45 GNF56M	-21.8%
Average			-21.8%

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pay 40.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Oman	Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.66 OMR4.100	$2.50 GNF21,914	-76.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.37 OMR2.070	$3.32 GNF29,061	-38.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.01 OMR2.310	$1.16 GNF10,190	-80.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.23 OMR23.160	$89.25 GNF782K	+48.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.49 OMR3.650	$4.05 GNF35,516	-57.3%
Average			-40.9%

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pay 45.5% less for clothing

	Oman	Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.73 OMR19.120	$20.00 GNF175K	-59.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.69 OMR15.640	$25.00 GNF219K	-38.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.16 OMR29.670	$30.00 GNF263K	-61.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$64.62 OMR24.840	$50.00 GNF438K	-22.6%
Average			-45.5%

Oman vs. Guinea - Cost of clothing

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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: March 2026

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