Cost of living comparison

Paraguay

compared to

Guinea

Guinea vs. Paraguay Cost of Living Summary

Guinea is 20.5% more expensive than Paraguay overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1% more in Guinea
Groceries: pay 44.2% more in Guinea
Transportation: pay 13.4% more in Guinea
Housing: pay 35.9% more in Guinea
Childcare: pay 42.0% more in Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.0% more in Guinea
Clothing: pay 56.4% less in Guinea

The cost of groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and restaurants in Guinea are more expensive than in Paraguay.

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Guinea vs. Paraguay Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1% more for restaurants

	Paraguay	Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.57 PYG37,579	$4.63 GNF40,795	-29.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.51 PYG37,252	$9.26 GNF81,591	+42.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 PYG5,827	$1.74 GNF15,298	+70.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 PYG3,268	??
Average			+2.1%

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pay 44.2% more for groceries

	Paraguay	Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 PYG8,043	$1.48 GNF13,049	+5.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.64 PYG26,538	$11.56 GNF102K	+149.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 PYG25,803	$8.16 GNF71,898	+80.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.22 PYG12,676	$4.34 GNF38,193	+95.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.95 PYG11,173	$2.04 GNF17,983	+4.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 PYG6,939	$1.32 GNF11,618	+8.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 PYG3,218	$1.09 GNF9,614	+94.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 PYG2,880	$0.81 GNF7,149	+61.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 PYG5,262	$0.99 GNF8,746	+7.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 PYG3,100	$0.63 GNF5,543	+16.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 PYG2,653	$0.63 GNF5,543	+35.7%
Average			+44.2%

Paraguay vs. Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.4% more for transportation

	Paraguay	Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.65 PYG26,593	$5.26 GNF46,353	+13.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.71 PYG216K	$28.49 GNF251K	-24.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,138.81 PYG98M	$33,000.00 GNF291M	+92.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.81 PYG79,014	$8.87 GNF78,104	-35.8%
Average			+13.4%

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pay 35.9% more for housing

	Paraguay	Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.97 PYG120K	$185.16 GNF2M	+782.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$483.98 PYG3M	$510.01 GNF4M	+5.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.10 PYG2M	$317.99 GNF3M	-7.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.29 PYG190K	$132.79 GNF1M	+298.9%
Average			+35.9%

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pay 42.0% more for childcare

	Paraguay	Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.54 PYG781K	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,480.72 PYG26M	$6,362.45 GNF56M	+42.0%
Average			+42.0%

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pay 37.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Paraguay	Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 PYG8,333	$3.47 GNF30,596	+138.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 PYG17,137	$4.63 GNF40,795	+54.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.63 PYG9,313	$1.16 GNF10,242	-28.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.98 PYG189K	$89.25 GNF786K	+170.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.71 PYG44,114	$4.05 GNF35,696	-47.5%
Average			+37.0%

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pay 56.4% less for clothing

	Paraguay	Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.41 PYG363K	$20.00 GNF176K	-68.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.55 PYG278K	$25.00 GNF220K	-48.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.99 PYG589K	$30.00 GNF264K	-70.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.32 PYG374K	$50.00 GNF441K	-23.5%
Average			-56.4%

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