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Guinea vs. Turkmenistan Cost of Living Summary

Guinea is 28.6% cheaper than Turkmenistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.5% less in Guinea
Groceries: pay 43.4% less in Guinea
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Guinea
Housing: pay 22.8% less in Guinea
Childcare: pay 75.3% less in Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.2% less in Guinea
Clothing: pay 78.0% less in Guinea

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

Guinea vs. Turkmenistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.5% less for restaurants

	Turkmenistan	Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$34.29 TMT120.34	$5.00 GNF43,416	-85.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.57 TMT47.64	$10.77 GNF93,557	-20.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 TMT8.13	$1.62 GNF14,066	-30.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 TMT2.81	$1.20 GNF10,420	+50.0%
Average			-21.5%

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pay 43.4% less for groceries

	Turkmenistan	Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.68 TMT5.89	$1.32 GNF11,469	-21.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$20.00 TMT70.20	$9.28 GNF80,573	-53.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$18.21 TMT63.90	$8.22 GNF71,345	-54.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.17 TMT21.66	$3.95 GNF34,263	-36.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.42 TMT29.57	$2.83 GNF24,617	-66.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.46 TMT8.64	$1.27 GNF11,049	-48.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$4.00 TMT14.06	$1.11 GNF9,599	-72.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.47 TMT12.17	$0.92 GNF7,980	-73.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 TMT5.63	$1.28 GNF11,143	-20.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 TMT3.18	$0.72 GNF6,268	-20.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 TMT2.84	$0.72 GNF6,268	-10.9%
Average			-43.4%

Turkmenistan vs. Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Turkmenistan	Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 TMT5.69	$5.26 GNF45,685	+224.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.57 TMT30.09	$28.49 GNF247,385	+232.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,928.57 TMT154,189.29	$33,000.00 GNF286,546,254	-24.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.71 TMT34.10	$8.87 GNF76,979	-8.7%
Average			+105.8%

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pay 22.8% less for housing

	Turkmenistan	Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.86 TMT361.03	$185.16 GNF1,607,756	+80.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,128.57 TMT3,961.29	$630.52 GNF5,474,903	-44.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$750.00 TMT2,632.50	$317.99 GNF2,761,169	-57.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	$132.79 GNF1,153,007	-69.6%
Average			-22.8%

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pay 75.3% less for childcare

	Turkmenistan	Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.86 TMT80.23	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,714.29 TMT90,257.14	$6,362.45 GNF55,246,560	-75.3%
Average			-75.3%

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pay 65.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkmenistan	Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.14 TMT18.05	$2.50 GNF21,708	-51.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$7.05 TMT24.75	$3.32 GNF28,787	-53.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.71 TMT90.26	$1.16 GNF10,094	-95.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$195.24 TMT685.29	$89.25 GNF774,971	-54.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.29 TMT50.14	$4.05 GNF35,181	-71.6%
Average			-65.2%

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pay 78.0% less for clothing

	Turkmenistan	Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.71 TMT230.66	$20.00 GNF173,664	-69.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$121.43 TMT426.21	$25.00 GNF217,080	-79.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$300.00 TMT1,053.00	$30.00 GNF260,497	-90.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$185.71 TMT651.86	$50.00 GNF434,161	-73.1%
Average			-78.0%

Turkmenistan vs. Guinea - Cost of clothing

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