Cost of living comparison

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Guinea vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Guinea is 15.8% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants
pay 31.2% less in Guinea
Groceries
pay 13.3% less in Guinea
Transportation
pay 26.0% less in Guinea
Housing
pay 83.0% more in Guinea
Childcare
pay 41.9% less in Guinea
Entertainment and Sports
pay 23.1% less in Guinea
Clothing
pay 58.2% less in Guinea

Expenses including clothing, childcare, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Guinea. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Guinea.

Guinea vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

pay 31.2% less for restaurants

 
Rome
Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.52
€15.23
$5.00
GNF43,737
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.68
€10.16
$10.77
GNF94,249
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.50
€2.18
$1.62
GNF14,170

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pay 13.3% less for groceries

 
Rome
Guinea
Bread
1 loaf
$2.21
€1.92
$1.32
GNF11,553
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.54
€8.29
$9.28
GNF81,169
Milk (1 gallon) $7.12
€6.19
$8.22
GNF71,873

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pay 26.0% less for transportation

 
Rome
Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.66
€6.66
$5.26
GNF46,023
Monthly public transit pass $40.88
€35.55
$28.49
GNF249K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,199.74
€25,390.11
$33,000.00
GNF289M

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pay 83.0% more for housing

 
Rome
Guinea
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$32.12
€27.93
$185.16
GNF2M
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,436.63
€1,249.19
$630.52
GNF6M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $927.65
€806.62
$317.99
GNF3M

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pay 41.9% less for childcare

 
Rome
Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $568.18
€494.05
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,951.36
€9,522.56
$6,362.45
GNF56M

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pay 23.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Rome
Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.84
€5.08
$2.50
GNF21,869
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.01
€1.75
$3.32
GNF29,000
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.18
€6.25
$1.16
GNF10,169

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pay 58.2% less for clothing

 
Rome
Guinea
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$81.76
€71.09
$20.00
GNF175K
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.76
€32.84
$25.00
GNF219K
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.68
€77.11
$30.00
GNF262K

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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: April 2026
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