Guinea is 30.7% cheaper than Republic of the Congo.

If you lived in Guinea instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:

pay 22.1% less for restaurants

 
Republic of the Congo
Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.28
FCFA6,212
$5.00
FG42,781
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.30
FCFA6,221
$11.00
FG94,119
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.04
FCFA1,231
$1.37
FG11,760

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pay 17.1% less for groceries

 
Republic of the Congo
Guinea
Bread
1 loaf
$1.83
FCFA1,108
$0.75
FG6,417
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.38
FCFA3,247
$7.00
FG59,894
Milk (1 gallon) $6.92
FCFA4,181
$7.95
FG68,017

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pay 47.8% less for transportation

 
Republic of the Congo
Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.88
FCFA2,344
$3.79
FG32,389
Monthly public transit pass $30.00
FCFA18,123
$15.00
FG128,344
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,420.80
FCFA20,189,625
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pay 46.7% less for housing

 
Republic of the Congo
Guinea
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$300.00
FCFA181,231
$100.00
FG855,627
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,000.79
FCFA604,579
$540.38
FG4,623,658
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $275.00
FCFA166,128
$300.00
FG2,566,880

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pay 4.0% less for childcare

 
Republic of the Congo
Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $775.00
FCFA468,180
$755.00
FG6,459,981
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,400.00
FCFA4,470,367
$7,000.00
FG59,893,861

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pay 14.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Republic of the Congo
Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.08
FCFA655
$2.37
FG20,307
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.32
FCFA2,003
$2.00
FG17,113
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.67
FCFA1,611
$1.50
FG12,834

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pay 63.3% less for clothing

 
Republic of the Congo
Guinea
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$57.50
FCFA34,736
$20.00
FG171,125
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$69.73
FCFA42,124
$30.00
FG256,688
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$117.50
FCFA70,982
$50.00
FG427,813

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