Cost of living comparison

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Guinea vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary

Guinea is 61.1% more expensive than Peru overall.

Restaurants: pay 73.0% more in Guinea
Groceries: pay 78.3% more in Guinea
Transportation: pay 22.7% more in Guinea
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Guinea
Childcare: pay 20.7% more in Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.0% more in Guinea
Clothing: pay 36.6% less in Guinea

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

Guinea vs. Peru Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.0% more for restaurants

	Peru	Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.28 PEN11.06	$5.00 GNF43,430	+52.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.98 PEN20.13	$10.77 GNF93,587	+80.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 PEN3.62	$1.62 GNF14,071	+50.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 PEN1.94	$1.20 GNF10,423	+108.8%
Average			+73.0%

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pay 78.3% more for groceries

	Peru	Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.24 PEN7.56	$1.32 GNF11,472	-41.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.64 PEN12.26	$9.28 GNF80,599	+154.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.06 PEN17.04	$8.22 GNF71,368	+62.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 PEN9.87	$3.95 GNF34,274	+34.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.75 PEN9.26	$2.83 GNF24,624	+3.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 PEN2.66	$1.27 GNF11,053	+61.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 PEN1.39	$1.11 GNF9,602	+167.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.60	$0.92 GNF7,982	+93.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 PEN1.59	$1.28 GNF11,147	+171.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 PEN1.47	$0.72 GNF6,270	+65.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.38 PEN1.29	$0.72 GNF6,270	+88.4%
Average			+78.3%

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pay 22.7% more for transportation

	Peru	Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 PEN18.17	$5.26 GNF45,699	-2.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.18 PEN54.50	$28.49 GNF247,464	+76.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,692.85 PEN66,322.22	$33,000.00 GNF286,638,000	+67.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.93 PEN60.37	$8.87 GNF77,003	-50.5%
Average			+22.7%

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Peru	Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.62 PEN86.28	$185.16 GNF1,608,270	+622.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$371.91 PEN1,252.54	$630.52 GNF5,476,656	+69.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$256.23 PEN862.93	$317.99 GNF2,762,053	+24.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.79 PEN123.91	$132.79 GNF1,153,376	+260.9%
Average			+244.3%

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pay 20.7% more for childcare

	Peru	Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$148.49 PEN500.09	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,269.80 PEN17,747.79	$6,362.45 GNF55,264,249	+20.7%
Average			+20.7%

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pay 25.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Peru	Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 PEN7.45	$2.50 GNF21,715	+13.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 PEN9.09	$3.32 GNF28,796	+22.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.12 PEN20.61	$1.16 GNF10,097	-81.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.24 PEN101.85	$89.25 GNF775,219	+195.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.38 PEN18.13	$4.05 GNF35,193	-24.8%
Average			+25.0%

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pay 36.6% less for clothing

	Peru	Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.15 PEN168.89	$20.00 GNF173,720	-60.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.05 PEN87.73	$25.00 GNF217,150	-4.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.76 PEN224.83	$30.00 GNF260,580	-55.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.85 PEN231.87	$50.00 GNF434,300	-27.4%
Average			-36.6%

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