Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Guinea

Guinea vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary

Guinea is 0.3% more expensive than Taiwan overall.

Restaurants: pay 41.3% more in Guinea
Groceries: pay 22.0% less in Guinea
Transportation: pay 6.7% more in Guinea
Housing: pay 34.3% more in Guinea
Childcare: pay 63.6% less in Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.7% more in Guinea
Clothing: pay 52.3% less in Guinea

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

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Guinea vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.3% more for restaurants

	Taiwan	Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 NT$136.94	$4.63 GNF40,738	+8.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.99 NT$159.58	$9.26 GNF81,475	+85.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 NT$30.41	$1.74 GNF15,277	+82.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.68	??
Average			+41.3%

Taiwan vs. Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.0% less for groceries

	Taiwan	Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 NT$55.75	$1.48 GNF13,031	-15.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.75 NT$343.72	$11.56 GNF102K	+7.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.29 NT$360.84	$8.16 GNF71,796	-27.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.49 NT$79.71	$4.34 GNF38,139	+73.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.71 NT$118.68	$2.04 GNF17,958	-45.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.94 NT$61.93	$1.32 GNF11,601	-31.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 NT$36.09	$1.09 GNF9,601	-3.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 NT$43.50	$0.81 GNF7,139	-40.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 NT$46.48	$0.99 GNF8,733	-31.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.32	$0.63 GNF5,535	-41.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 NT$30.56	$0.63 GNF5,535	-34.2%
Average			-22.0%

Taiwan vs. Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.7% more for transportation

	Taiwan	Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.85 NT$123.03	$5.26 GNF46,287	+36.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.67 NT$1,108.01	$28.49 GNF251K	-17.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,963.14 NT$1M	$33,000.00 GNF290M	+0.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 NT$271.68	$8.87 GNF77,994	+4.3%
Average			+6.7%

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pay 34.3% more for housing

	Taiwan	Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.08 NT$673.70	$185.16 GNF2M	+778.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.93 NT$14,796.00	$510.01 GNF4M	+10.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$291.17 NT$9,306.13	$317.99 GNF3M	+9.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.73 NT$2,004.80	$132.79 GNF1M	+111.7%
Average			+34.3%

Taiwan vs. Guinea - Cost of housing

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pay 63.6% less for childcare

	Taiwan	Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$537.84 NT$17,189.98	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,498.18 NT$559K	$6,362.45 GNF56M	-63.6%
Average			-63.6%

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pay 9.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Taiwan	Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 NT$58.32	$3.47 GNF30,553	+90.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 NT$90.51	$4.63 GNF40,738	+63.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.03 NT$128.75	$1.16 GNF10,227	-71.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.82 NT$1,208.82	$89.25 GNF785K	+136.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.97 NT$318.70	$4.05 GNF35,645	-59.4%
Average			+9.7%

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pay 52.3% less for clothing

	Taiwan	Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.97 NT$1,948.76	$20.00 GNF176K	-67.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.64 NT$1,043.09	$25.00 GNF220K	-23.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.55 NT$2,510.61	$30.00 GNF264K	-61.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.75 NT$2,964.27	$50.00 GNF440K	-46.1%
Average			-52.3%

Taiwan vs. Guinea - Cost of clothing

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