Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

compared to

Guinea

Guinea vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Guinea is 7.3% cheaper than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 0.2% more in Guinea
Groceries: pay 27.6% more in Guinea
Transportation: pay 5.1% more in Guinea
Housing: pay 9.6% less in Guinea
Childcare: pay 25.7% less in Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.8% less in Guinea
Clothing: pay 53.8% less in Guinea

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

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Guinea vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guinea instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

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pay 0.2% more for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.43 SAR24.15	$4.63 GNF40,795	-28.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.60 SAR28.53	$9.26 GNF81,591	+21.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 SAR2.90	$1.74 GNF15,298	+124.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 SAR0.94	??
Average			+0.2%

Saudi Arabia vs. Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.6% more for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 SAR3.69	$1.48 GNF13,049	+50.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.80 SAR14.25	$11.56 GNF102K	+204.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.70 SAR25.16	$8.16 GNF71,898	+21.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.67 SAR10.01	$4.34 GNF38,193	+62.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 SAR12.84	$2.04 GNF17,983	-40.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 SAR3.66	$1.32 GNF11,618	+35.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.93	$1.09 GNF9,614	+39.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR2.99	$0.81 GNF7,149	+1.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 SAR2.81	$0.99 GNF8,746	+32.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 SAR2.32	$0.63 GNF5,543	+2.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 SAR2.27	$0.63 GNF5,543	+4.0%
Average			+27.6%

Saudi Arabia vs. Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.1% more for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.83	$5.26 GNF46,353	+123.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.96 SAR134.94	$28.49 GNF251K	-20.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,549.24 SAR167K	$33,000.00 GNF291M	-25.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.52 SAR77.00	$8.87 GNF78,104	-56.8%
Average			+5.1%

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pay 9.6% less for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.86 SAR258.41	$185.16 GNF2M	+168.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$633.54 SAR2,377.57	$510.01 GNF4M	-19.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$465.22 SAR1,745.88	$317.99 GNF3M	-31.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.68 SAR276.52	$132.79 GNF1M	+80.2%
Average			-9.6%

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pay 25.7% less for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$419.94 SAR1,575.96	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,565.65 SAR32,145.50	$6,362.45 GNF56M	-25.7%
Average			-25.7%

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pay 29.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.91 SAR7.18	$3.47 GNF30,596	+81.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 SAR12.86	$4.63 GNF40,795	+35.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.94 SAR26.04	$1.16 GNF10,242	-83.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$98.19 SAR368.47	$89.25 GNF786K	-9.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.24 SAR57.19	$4.05 GNF35,696	-73.4%
Average			-29.8%

Saudi Arabia vs. Guinea - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 53.8% less for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.17 SAR165.75	$20.00 GNF176K	-54.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.80 SAR209.42	$25.00 GNF220K	-55.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.45 SAR335.69	$30.00 GNF264K	-66.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.85 SAR280.89	$50.00 GNF441K	-33.2%
Average			-53.8%

Saudi Arabia vs. Guinea - Cost of clothing

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