Cost of living comparison

Zambia

compared to

Guinea

Guinea vs. Zambia Cost of Living Summary

Guinea is 31.7% more expensive than Zambia overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.9% more in Guinea
Groceries: pay 7.1% more in Guinea
Transportation: pay 26.9% more in Guinea
Housing: pay 96.9% more in Guinea
Childcare: pay 61.8% less in Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.9% more in Guinea
Clothing: pay 10.7% less in Guinea

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

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Guinea vs. Zambia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.9% more for restaurants

	Zambia	Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.53 ZMW110.20	$4.63 GNF40,795	-16.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.03 ZMW100.18	$9.26 GNF81,591	+84.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 ZMW12.52	$1.74 GNF15,298	+176.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 ZMW7.20	??
Average			+29.9%

Zambia vs. Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.1% more for groceries

	Zambia	Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 ZMW23.48	$1.48 GNF13,049	+25.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.15 ZMW102.63	$11.56 GNF102K	+124.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.37 ZMW126.88	$8.16 GNF71,898	+28.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 ZMW35.36	$4.34 GNF38,193	+144.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.87 ZMW57.22	$2.04 GNF17,983	-28.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 ZMW22.03	$1.32 GNF11,618	+19.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 ZMW21.94	$1.09 GNF9,614	-0.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 ZMW32.94	$0.81 GNF7,149	-50.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ZMW13.88	$0.99 GNF8,746	+42.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 ZMW23.20	$0.63 GNF5,543	-46.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 ZMW16.51	$0.63 GNF5,543	-24.1%
Average			+7.1%

Zambia vs. Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.9% more for transportation

	Zambia	Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.47 ZMW108.98	$5.26 GNF46,353	-3.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.15 ZMW999.41	$28.49 GNF251K	-43.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,541.11 ZMW150K	$33,000.00 GNF291M	+337.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.58 ZMW290.52	$8.87 GNF78,104	-39.2%
Average			+26.9%

Zambia vs. Guinea - Cost of transportation

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pay 96.9% more for housing

	Zambia	Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.99 ZMW1,095.72	$185.16 GNF2M	+236.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$280.45 ZMW5,588.55	$510.01 GNF4M	+81.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.11 ZMW3,290.10	$317.99 GNF3M	+92.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.51 ZMW1,225.74	$132.79 GNF1M	+115.9%
Average			+96.9%

Zambia vs. Guinea - Cost of housing

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pay 61.8% less for childcare

	Zambia	Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.25 ZMW2,754.96	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,638.36 ZMW332K	$6,362.45 GNF56M	-61.8%
Average			-61.8%

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pay 25.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Zambia	Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.26 ZMW25.05	$3.47 GNF30,596	+176.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.82 ZMW56.21	$4.63 GNF40,795	+64.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.02 ZMW60.11	$1.16 GNF10,242	-61.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.67 ZMW1,089.46	$89.25 GNF786K	+63.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.03 ZMW120.22	$4.05 GNF35,696	-32.8%
Average			+25.9%

Zambia vs. Guinea - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 10.7% less for clothing

	Zambia	Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.28 ZMW463.85	$20.00 GNF176K	-14.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.45 ZMW307.88	$25.00 GNF220K	+61.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$45.19 ZMW900.42	$30.00 GNF264K	-33.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.53 ZMW1,445.30	$50.00 GNF441K	-31.1%
Average			-10.7%

Zambia vs. Guinea - Cost of clothing

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