Cost of living comparison

 Cameroon
compared to
 Guinea
Guinea vs. Cameroon Cost of Living Summary

Guinea is 50.1% more expensive than Cameroon overall.

Restaurants
pay 76.5% more in Guinea
Groceries
pay 37.6% more in Guinea
Transportation
pay 78.6% more in Guinea
Housing
pay 35.2% more in Guinea
Childcare
pay 2.4 times more in Guinea
Entertainment and Sports
pay 39.9% more in Guinea
Clothing
pay 57.0% less in Guinea

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

Guinea vs. Cameroon Cost Breakdown

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

pay 76.5% more for restaurants

 
Cameroon
Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.63
FCFA2,792
$6.43
GNF55,604
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.49
FCFA2,710
$10.77
GNF93,145
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.38
FCFA830
$1.56
GNF13,501

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pay 37.6% more for groceries

 
Cameroon
Guinea
Bread
1 loaf
$0.40
FCFA243
$1.32
GNF11,418
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.80
FCFA5,913
$9.28
GNF80,218
Milk (1 gallon) $9.41
FCFA5,677
$8.22
GNF71,031

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pay 78.6% more for transportation

 
Cameroon
Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.41
FCFA2,657
$5.09
GNF43,966
Monthly public transit pass $16.34
FCFA9,855
$28.49
GNF246,295
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,808.69
FCFA15,566,538
$33,000.00
GNF285,283,792

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pay 35.2% more for housing

 
Cameroon
Guinea
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$96.22
FCFA58,034
$80.91
GNF699,453
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $355.76
FCFA214,574
$523.54
GNF4,525,978
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $265.27
FCFA159,998
$462.34
GNF3,996,872

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

 
Cameroon
Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $343.62
FCFA207,256
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,662.70
FCFA1,606,010
$6,389.60
GNF55,237,824

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pay 39.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Cameroon
Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.14
FCFA690
$2.37
GNF20,518
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.60
FCFA963
$2.00
GNF17,290
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.91
FCFA1,150
$1.16
GNF10,050

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pay 57.0% less for clothing

 
Cameroon
Guinea
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$41.77
FCFA25,196
$20.00
GNF172,899
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$52.19
FCFA31,481
$25.00
GNF216,124
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$96.70
FCFA58,326
$30.00
GNF259,349

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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