Cost of living comparison

Rwanda

compared to

Guinea

Guinea vs. Rwanda Cost of Living Summary

Guinea is 26.6% more expensive than Rwanda overall.

Restaurants: pay 61.3% more in Guinea
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Guinea
Transportation: pay 7.4% less in Guinea
Housing: pay 0.5% more in Guinea
Childcare: pay 33.1% less in Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 94.6% more in Guinea
Clothing: pay 38.5% more in Guinea

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

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Guinea vs. Rwanda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.3% more for restaurants

	Rwanda	Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 RWF4,005	$4.63 GNF40,795	+70.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.77 RWF10,013	$9.26 GNF81,591	+36.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 RWF1,155	$1.74 GNF15,298	+122.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 RWF826	??
Average			+61.3%

Rwanda vs. Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Rwanda	Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 RWF1,548	$1.48 GNF13,049	+41.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.11 RWF3,115	$11.56 GNF102K	+448.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.16 RWF4,675	$8.16 GNF71,898	+158.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.63 RWF2,412	$4.34 GNF38,193	+165.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 RWF3,078	$2.04 GNF17,983	-2.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 RWF1,618	$1.32 GNF11,618	+20.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 RWF522	$1.09 GNF9,614	+208.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 RWF1,019	$0.81 GNF7,149	+17.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF707	$0.99 GNF8,746	+107.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 RWF333	$0.63 GNF5,543	+179.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RWF499	$0.63 GNF5,543	+86.3%
Average			+103.4%

Rwanda vs. Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.4% less for transportation

	Rwanda	Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.00 RWF10,345	$5.26 GNF46,353	-24.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.40 RWF37,550	$28.49 GNF251K	+12.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,080.15 RWF39M	$33,000.00 GNF291M	+26.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.97 RWF28,037	$8.87 GNF78,104	-53.3%
Average			-7.4%

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pay 0.5% more for housing

	Rwanda	Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.00 RWF31,041	$185.16 GNF2M	+781.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.07 RWF985K	$510.01 GNF4M	-23.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$413.79 RWF612K	$317.99 GNF3M	-23.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.32 RWF95,077	$132.79 GNF1M	+106.4%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 33.1% less for childcare

	Rwanda	Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.90 RWF167K	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,510.48 RWF14M	$6,362.45 GNF56M	-33.1%
Average			-33.1%

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pay 94.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Rwanda	Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 RWF1,502	$3.47 GNF30,596	+241.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 RWF3,578	$4.63 GNF40,795	+91.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.03 RWF3,004	$1.16 GNF10,242	-42.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 RWF39,497	$89.25 GNF786K	+234.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.39 RWF5,007	$4.05 GNF35,696	+19.6%
Average			+94.6%

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pay 38.5% more for clothing

	Rwanda	Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.39 RWF25,701	$20.00 GNF176K	+15.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.58 RWF23,031	$25.00 GNF220K	+60.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$22.24 RWF32,877	$30.00 GNF264K	+34.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$33.87 RWF50,067	$50.00 GNF441K	+47.6%
Average			+38.5%

Rwanda vs. Guinea - Cost of clothing

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