Cost of living comparison

Guinea

compared to

New Zealand

New Zealand vs. Guinea Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 2.2 times more expensive than Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 48.0% more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 24.0% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 48.9% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 43.6% more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 66.9% more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.4 times more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in New Zealand

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

New Zealand vs. Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Guinea, you would:

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pay 48.0% more for restaurants

	Guinea	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.43 GNF55,892	$13.47 NZ$22.79	+109.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 GNF93,627	$8.81 NZ$14.90	-18.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 GNF13,571	$2.16 NZ$3.66	+38.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GNF10,428	$1.94 NZ$3.29	+62.1%
Average			+48.0%

Guinea vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.0% more for groceries

	Guinea	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 GNF11,477	$1.86 NZ$3.16	+41.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.28 GNF80,634	$3.77 NZ$6.38	-59.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.22 GNF71,399	$6.55 NZ$11.07	-20.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 GNF24,346	$5.92 NZ$10.02	+111.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 GNF24,635	$4.25 NZ$7.19	+49.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 GNF11,702	$1.15 NZ$1.94	-14.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 GNF9,607	$1.04 NZ$1.76	-5.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 GNF7,986	$1.31 NZ$2.21	+42.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 GNF11,151	$2.31 NZ$3.91	+79.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,273	$0.90 NZ$1.52	+24.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,273	$0.83 NZ$1.41	+15.1%
Average			+24.0%

Guinea vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 48.9% more for transportation

	Guinea	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.09 GNF44,193	$6.26 NZ$10.59	+23.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF247,571	$69.15 NZ$116.99	+142.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF286,761,259	$24,735.85 NZ$41,847.17	-25.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.55 GNF100,366	$17.90 NZ$30.28	+55.0%
Average			+48.9%

Guinea vs. New Zealand - Cost of transportation

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pay 43.6% more for housing

	Guinea	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$80.91 GNF703,075	$51.16 NZ$86.54	-36.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$523.54 GNF4,549,417	$1,007.66 NZ$1,704.73	+92.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$462.34 GNF4,017,572	$809.64 NZ$1,369.71	+75.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$91.68 NZ$155.09
Average			+43.6%

Guinea vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing

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pay 66.9% more for childcare

	Guinea	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$611.89 NZ$1,035.17
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,389.60 GNF55,523,897	$10,661.07 NZ$18,035.99	+66.9%
Average			+66.9%

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pay 5.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Guinea	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.37 GNF20,624	$6.10 NZ$10.31	+156.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 GNF17,379	$3.30 NZ$5.59	+65.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,102	$22.88 NZ$38.70	+1868.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.01 GNF608,388	$38.53 NZ$65.18	-45.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.63 GNF40,262	$10.92 NZ$18.47	+135.6%
Average			+436.1%

Guinea vs. New Zealand - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Guinea	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF173,795	$65.31 NZ$110.48	+226.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF217,243	$40.78 NZ$69.00	+63.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF260,692	$93.71 NZ$158.54	+212.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF434,487	$121.74 NZ$205.96	+143.5%
Average			+161.4%

Guinea vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

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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: May 2025

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