Cost of living comparison

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

Guinea is 71.8% more expensive than Ghana overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.8 times more in Guinea
Groceries
pay 40.5% more in Guinea
Transportation
pay 87.1% more in Guinea
Housing
pay 2.3 times more in Guinea
Childcare
pay 2.8% less in Guinea
Entertainment and Sports
pay 46.5% more in Guinea
Clothing
pay 23.8% more in Guinea

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

Guinea vs. Ghana Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

 
Ghana
Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.70
GHS57.19
$6.43
GNF55,563
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.51
GHS85.21
$10.77
GNF93,076
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.59
GHS9.19
$1.56
GNF13,491

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pay 40.5% more for groceries

 
Ghana
Guinea
Bread
1 loaf
$1.52
GHS23.53
$1.32
GNF11,410
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.18
GHS49.15
$9.28
GNF80,159
Milk (1 gallon) $8.96
GHS138.61
$8.22
GNF70,979

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pay 87.1% more for transportation

 
Ghana
Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.23
GHS65.46
$5.09
GNF43,933
Monthly public transit pass $26.38
GHS408.06
$28.49
GNF246,114
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $8,000.00
GHS123,741.03
$33,000.00
GNF285,074,539

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

 
Ghana
Guinea
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$43.21
GHS668.37
$80.91
GNF698,940
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $627.15
GHS9,700.48
$523.54
GNF4,522,658
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $112.15
GHS1,734.74
$462.34
GNF3,993,941

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pay 2.8% less for childcare

 
Ghana
Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $57.02
GHS881.89
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,571.37
GHS101,643.46
$6,389.60
GNF55,197,307

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pay 46.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Ghana
Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.95
GHS14.66
$2.37
GNF20,503
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.69
GHS26.07
$2.00
GNF17,277
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.20
GHS18.51
$1.16
GNF10,042

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pay 23.8% more for clothing

 
Ghana
Guinea
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$14.87
GHS230.08
$20.00
GNF172,772
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$20.10
GHS310.93
$25.00
GNF215,966
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$32.71
GHS505.91
$30.00
GNF259,159

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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: April 2025
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