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Guinea vs. Portugal Cost of Living Summary

Guinea is 5.6% cheaper than Portugal overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.4% less in Guinea
Groceries: pay 21.6% more in Guinea
Transportation: pay 23.2% less in Guinea
Housing: pay 74.1% more in Guinea
Childcare: pay 39.3% less in Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.8% more in Guinea
Clothing: pay 57.7% less in Guinea

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

Guinea vs. Portugal Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.4% less for restaurants

	Portugal	Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.13 €11.31	$5.00 GNF43,900	-61.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.44 €8.12	$10.77 GNF94,600	+14.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 €1.66	$1.62 GNF14,223	-16.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.40 €1.20	$1.20 GNF10,536	-14.1%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 21.6% more for groceries

	Portugal	Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 €1.31	$1.32 GNF11,596	-13.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.73 €4.93	$9.28 GNF81,471	+61.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.12 €3.55	$8.22 GNF72,141	+99.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.14 €2.70	$3.95 GNF34,645	+25.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 €2.94	$2.83 GNF24,891	-17.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 €0.91	$1.27 GNF11,172	+20.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.58	$1.11 GNF9,706	+63.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 €0.73	$0.92 GNF8,069	+9.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.00	$1.28 GNF11,267	+10.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 €0.64	$0.72 GNF6,338	-2.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.77	$0.72 GNF6,338	-19.7%
Average			+21.6%

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pay 23.2% less for transportation

	Portugal	Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.46 €6.42	$5.26 GNF46,194	-29.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.12 €33.67	$28.49 GNF250K	-27.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,916.24 €30,056.14	$33,000.00 GNF290M	-5.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.78 €11.00	$8.87 GNF77,837	-30.6%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 74.1% more for housing

	Portugal	Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.01 €35.30	$185.16 GNF2M	+351.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$954.63 €821.76	$630.52 GNF6M	-34.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$787.92 €678.24	$317.99 GNF3M	-59.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.92 €82.56	$132.79 GNF1M	+38.4%
Average			+74.1%

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pay 39.3% less for childcare

	Portugal	Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$512.86 €441.48	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,479.69 €9,020.99	$6,362.45 GNF56M	-39.3%
Average			-39.3%

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pay 4.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Portugal	Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.56 €2.20	$2.50 GNF21,950	-2.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.05 €1.76	$3.32 GNF29,108	+62.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.30 €5.42	$1.16 GNF10,207	-81.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.69 €38.47	$89.25 GNF784K	+99.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.76 €7.54	$4.05 GNF35,574	-53.7%
Average			+4.8%

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pay 57.7% less for clothing

	Portugal	Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.22 €70.78	$20.00 GNF176K	-75.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.56 €34.05	$25.00 GNF220K	-36.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.53 €77.06	$30.00 GNF263K	-66.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.44 €89.04	$50.00 GNF439K	-51.7%
Average			-57.7%

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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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