Cost of living comparison
compared to
Guinea vs. Palau Cost of Living Summary
Guinea is 35.5% cheaper than Palau overall.
Guinea vs. Palau Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Guinea instead of Palau, you would:
pay 41.6% less for restaurants
|
Palau
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.50
|
$4.63
GNF40,932
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$9.26
GNF81,865
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
|
$1.74
GNF15,350
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
|
?? | |
Palau vs. Guinea - Cost of restaurants
pay 49.2% less for groceries
|
Palau
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$1.48
GNF13,093
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
|
$11.56
GNF102K
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.97
|
$8.16
GNF72,139
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.45
|
$4.34
GNF38,321
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.30
|
$2.04
GNF18,043
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$1.32
GNF11,657
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$1.09
GNF9,647
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$0.81
GNF7,173
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$7.50
|
$0.99
GNF8,775
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.63
GNF5,562
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.63
GNF5,562
|
|
Palau vs. Guinea - Cost of groceries
pay 12.1% more for transportation
|
Palau
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.34
|
$5.26
GNF46,508
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.49
GNF252K
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,500.00
|
$33,000.00
GNF292M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.87
GNF78,367
|
|
Palau vs. Guinea - Cost of transportation
pay 33.4% less for housing
|
Palau
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$199.00
|
$185.16
GNF2M
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$725.00
|
$510.01
GNF5M
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
|
$317.99
GNF3M
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$132.79
GNF1M
|
|
Palau vs. Guinea - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Palau
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.00
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,362.45
GNF56M
|
Palau vs. Guinea - Cost of childcare
pay 4.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Palau
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
|
$3.47
GNF30,699
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
|
$4.63
GNF40,932
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.00
|
$1.16
GNF10,276
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.00
|
$89.25
GNF789K
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.05
GNF35,816
|
|
Palau vs. Guinea - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 75.6% less for clothing
|
Palau
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.00
|
$20.00
GNF177K
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.00
|
$25.00
GNF221K
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$195.00
|
$30.00
GNF265K
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$195.00
|
$50.00
GNF442K
|
|
Palau vs. Guinea - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this
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