Guinea vs. Canada Cost of Living Summary
Guinea vs. Canada Cost Breakdown

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

pay 25.1% less for restaurants

 
Canada
Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.37
CA$23.53
$6.43
GNF55,680
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.01
CA$14.39
$10.77
GNF93,273
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.00
CA$2.87
$1.56
GNF13,519

Improve prices ·

pay 11.4% less for groceries

 
Canada
Guinea
Bread
1 loaf
$2.48
CA$3.57
$1.32
GNF11,434
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.30
CA$7.62
$9.28
GNF80,329
Milk (1 gallon) $8.04
CA$11.55
$8.22
GNF71,129

Improve prices ·

pay 8.7% less for transportation

 
Canada
Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.35
CA$6.25
$5.09
GNF44,026
Monthly public transit pass $65.88
CA$94.69
$28.49
GNF246,635
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,555.94
CA$35,295.48
$33,000.00
GNF285,677,390

Improve prices ·

pay 27.6% less for housing

 
Canada
Guinea
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$60.95
CA$87.61
$80.91
GNF700,418
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,220.42
CA$1,754.16
$523.54
GNF4,532,222
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,114.36
CA$1,601.72
$462.34
GNF4,002,387

Improve prices ·

pay 46.8% less for childcare

 
Canada
Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $729.99
CA$1,049.25
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,017.58
CA$17,273.47
$6,389.60
GNF55,314,034

Improve prices ·

pay 36.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Canada
Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.20
CA$7.47
$2.37
GNF20,546
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.58
CA$5.15
$2.00
GNF17,314
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$12.91
CA$18.56
$1.16
GNF10,063

Improve prices ·

pay 53.6% less for clothing

 
Canada
Guinea
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$53.89
CA$77.45
$20.00
GNF173,138
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.01
CA$56.08
$25.00
GNF216,422
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$84.94
CA$122.08
$30.00
GNF259,707

Improve prices ·
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
Share this

Compare by city

For example, try comparing the cost of living in Ottawa vs. Conakry

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Guinea or Canada. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.