Cost of living comparison

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Guinea vs. Serbia Cost of Living Summary

Guinea is 23.7% more expensive than Serbia overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.6% less in Guinea
Groceries: pay 58.5% more in Guinea
Transportation: pay 4.0% less in Guinea
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Guinea
Childcare: pay 3.5% less in Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.2% more in Guinea
Clothing: pay 63.4% less in Guinea

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

Guinea vs. Serbia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.6% less for restaurants

	Serbia	Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.22 RSD832	$5.00 GNF43,316	-39.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.48 RSD959	$10.77 GNF93,341	+13.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.10 RSD212	$1.62 GNF14,034	-22.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 RSD149	$1.20 GNF10,396	-18.4%
Average			-16.6%

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pay 58.5% more for groceries

	Serbia	Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.74 RSD75	$1.32 GNF11,442	+78.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.66 RSD471	$9.28 GNF80,387	+99.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.09 RSD515	$8.22 GNF71,181	+61.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 RSD244	$3.95 GNF34,184	+64.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.02 RSD306	$2.83 GNF24,560	-6.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 RSD57	$1.27 GNF11,024	+127.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 RSD84	$1.11 GNF9,577	+32.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RSD76	$0.92 GNF7,961	+22.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 RSD99	$1.28 GNF11,117	+31.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 RSD46	$0.72 GNF6,253	+59.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 RSD42	$0.72 GNF6,253	+73.5%
Average			+58.5%

Serbia vs. Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.0% less for transportation

	Serbia	Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.88 RSD696	$5.26 GNF45,579	-23.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.31 RSD3,068	$28.49 GNF246,814	-6.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,955.44 RSD3,132,624	$33,000.00 GNF285,885,394	+6.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.27 RSD837	$8.87 GNF76,801	+7.2%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Serbia	Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.24 RSD2,656	$185.16 GNF1,604,048	+605.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$412.90 RSD41,785	$630.52 GNF5,462,276	+52.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$302.98 RSD30,661	$317.99 GNF2,754,801	+5.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$126.67 RSD12,819	$132.79 GNF1,150,348	+4.8%
Average			+167.0%

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pay 3.5% less for childcare

	Serbia	Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.33 RSD27,357	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,594.36 RSD667,335	$6,362.45 GNF55,119,145	-3.5%
Average			-3.5%

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pay 28.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Serbia	Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 RSD252	$2.50 GNF21,658	+0.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.03 RSD205	$3.32 GNF28,721	+63.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.41 RSD447	$1.16 GNF10,071	-73.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.25 RSD3,263	$89.25 GNF773,184	+176.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 RSD553	$4.05 GNF35,100	-25.9%
Average			+28.2%

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pay 63.4% less for clothing

	Serbia	Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.65 RSD7,959	$20.00 GNF173,264	-74.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.57 RSD5,016	$25.00 GNF216,580	-49.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.57 RSD10,886	$30.00 GNF259,896	-72.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.74 RSD11,915	$50.00 GNF433,160	-57.5%
Average			-63.4%

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