Cost of living comparison

Guinea

compared to

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia vs. Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 31.3% more expensive than Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.5% less in Saudi Arabia
Groceries: pay 21.9% less in Saudi Arabia
Transportation: pay 9.0% more in Saudi Arabia
Housing: pay 24.7% less in Saudi Arabia
Childcare: pay 5.1% less in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Saudi Arabia
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Saudi Arabia

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

Saudi Arabia vs. Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Guinea, you would:

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pay 39.5% less for restaurants

	Guinea	Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.43 GNF55,604	$6.73 SAR25.23	+4.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 GNF93,145	$7.54 SAR28.27	-30.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 GNF13,501	$0.74 SAR2.76	-52.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GNF10,374	$0.25 SAR0.92	-79.5%
Average			-39.5%

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pay 21.9% less for groceries

	Guinea	Saudi Arabia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 GNF11,418	$0.94 SAR3.54	-28.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.28 GNF80,218	$3.87 SAR14.51	-58.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.22 GNF71,031	$6.76 SAR25.37	-17.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 GNF24,221	$2.58 SAR9.67	-8.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 GNF24,508	$3.22 SAR12.09	+13.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 GNF11,641	$0.94 SAR3.53	-30.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 GNF9,557	$0.76 SAR2.86	-31.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 GNF7,944	$0.75 SAR2.80	-18.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 GNF11,094	$0.74 SAR2.76	-42.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,240	$0.67 SAR2.52	-6.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,240	$0.63 SAR2.37	-12.3%
Average			-21.9%

Guinea vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.0% more for transportation

	Guinea	Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.09 GNF43,966	$2.30 SAR8.63	-54.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF246,295	$44.62 SAR167.33	+56.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF285,283,792	$25,543.44 SAR95,785.00	-22.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.55 GNF99,849	$18.12 SAR67.96	+56.9%
Average			+9.0%

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pay 24.7% less for housing

	Guinea	Saudi Arabia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$80.91 GNF699,453	$74.43 SAR279.10	-8.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$523.54 GNF4,525,978	$384.32 SAR1,441.17	-26.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$462.34 GNF3,996,872	$279.56 SAR1,048.34	-39.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$85.15 SAR319.30
Average			-24.7%

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pay 5.1% less for childcare

	Guinea	Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$303.07 SAR1,136.48
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,389.60 GNF55,237,824	$6,063.63 SAR22,737.92	-5.1%
Average			-5.1%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Guinea	Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.37 GNF20,518	$1.70 SAR6.39	-28.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 GNF17,290	$3.57 SAR13.37	+78.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,050	$7.18 SAR26.93	+517.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.01 GNF605,254	$98.57 SAR369.64	+40.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.63 GNF40,055	$16.63 SAR62.35	+258.9%
Average			+173.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Guinea	Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF172,899	$42.91 SAR160.90	+114.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF216,124	$58.28 SAR218.53	+133.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF259,349	$91.66 SAR343.71	+205.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF432,248	$78.88 SAR295.79	+57.8%
Average			+127.7%

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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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