Cost of living comparison

Tajikistan

compared to

Guinea

Guinea vs. Tajikistan Cost of Living Summary

Guinea is 42.2% more expensive than Tajikistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 35.8% more in Guinea
Groceries: pay 83.1% more in Guinea
Transportation: pay 39.4% more in Guinea
Housing: pay 46.2% more in Guinea
Childcare: pay 12.0% more in Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.3% more in Guinea
Clothing: pay 32.6% less in Guinea

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, restaurants, and childcare in Guinea are more expensive than in Tajikistan. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Guinea.

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Guinea vs. Tajikistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.8% more for restaurants

	Tajikistan	Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.88 TJS44.99	$4.63 GNF40,795	-5.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.42 TJS49.99	$9.26 GNF81,591	+71.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 TJS5.28	$1.74 GNF15,298	+203.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 TJS3.12	??
Average			+35.8%

Tajikistan vs. Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 83.1% more for groceries

	Tajikistan	Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 TJS5.18	$1.48 GNF13,049	+163.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.53 TJS50.99	$11.56 GNF102K	+109.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.02 TJS37.14	$8.16 GNF71,898	+102.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 TJS16.68	$4.34 GNF38,193	+139.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.74 TJS16.06	$2.04 GNF17,983	+17.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 TJS7.03	$1.32 GNF11,618	+73.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 TJS10.77	$1.09 GNF9,614	-6.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 TJS11.11	$0.81 GNF7,149	-32.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 TJS3.74	$0.99 GNF8,746	+144.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TJS2.30	$0.63 GNF5,543	+152.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 TJS1.59	$0.63 GNF5,543	+265.8%
Average			+83.1%

Tajikistan vs. Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.4% more for transportation

	Tajikistan	Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.37 TJS40.37	$5.26 GNF46,353	+20.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.50 TJS299.95	$28.49 GNF251K	-12.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,250.83 TJS150K	$33,000.00 GNF291M	+103.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 TJS33.99	$8.87 GNF78,104	+140.7%
Average			+39.4%

Tajikistan vs. Guinea - Cost of transportation

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pay 46.2% more for housing

	Tajikistan	Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.18 TJS158.54	$185.16 GNF2M	+977.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$449.43 TJS4,147.64	$510.01 GNF4M	+13.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.71 TJS2,627.56	$317.99 GNF3M	+11.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.80 TJS404.21	$132.79 GNF1M	+203.2%
Average			+46.2%

Tajikistan vs. Guinea - Cost of housing

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pay 12.0% more for childcare

	Tajikistan	Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$83.42 TJS769.87	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,679.67 TJS52,416.23	$6,362.45 GNF56M	+12.0%
Average			+12.0%

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pay 64.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Tajikistan	Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 TJS11.00	$3.47 GNF30,596	+191.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 TJS15.75	$4.63 GNF40,795	+171.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 TJS27.50	$1.16 GNF10,242	-61.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.56 TJS337.44	$89.25 GNF786K	+144.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.88 TJS44.99	$4.05 GNF35,696	-16.9%
Average			+64.3%

Tajikistan vs. Guinea - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 32.6% less for clothing

	Tajikistan	Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.66 TJS209.13	$20.00 GNF176K	-11.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.38 TJS409.60	$25.00 GNF220K	-43.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.10 TJS591.57	$30.00 GNF264K	-53.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.34 TJS519.91	$50.00 GNF441K	-11.2%
Average			-32.6%

Tajikistan vs. Guinea - Cost of clothing

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