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Guinea vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Guinea is 75.8% more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Guinea
Groceries: pay 53.8% more in Guinea
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Guinea
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Guinea
Childcare: pay 5.4% more in Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.1% more in Guinea
Clothing: pay 35.6% less in Guinea

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

Guinea vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Indonesia	Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.78 IDR28,909.27	$6.43 GNF55,511	+260.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.24 IDR52,442.11	$10.77 GNF92,989	+232.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 IDR10,200.30	$1.56 GNF13,478	+148.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 IDR6,693.06	$1.20 GNF10,357	+190.5%
Average			+207.9%

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pay 53.8% more for groceries

	Indonesia	Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 IDR20,128.33	$1.32 GNF11,399	+6.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 IDR73,535.64	$9.28 GNF80,084	+104.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 IDR84,129.54	$8.22 GNF70,912	+58.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 IDR26,274.27	$2.80 GNF24,180	+72.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 IDR22,805.25	$2.83 GNF24,467	+101.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR18,998.18	$1.35 GNF11,622	+14.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR10,041.00	$1.11 GNF9,541	+78.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 IDR13,155.36	$0.92 GNF7,931	+13.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 IDR8,802.93	$1.28 GNF11,075	+136.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 IDR9,105.42	$0.72 GNF6,230	+28.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 IDR14,967.63	$0.72 GNF6,230	-21.9%
Average			+53.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Indonesia	Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.10 IDR50,222.76	$5.09 GNF43,892	+64.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.11 IDR196,158.70	$28.49 GNF245,884	+135.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,176.29 IDR391,665,556.94	$33,000.00 GNF284,807,577	+36.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.88 IDR62,926.58	$11.55 GNF99,683	+197.4%
Average			+108.3%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Indonesia	Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 IDR431,977.49	$80.91 GNF698,285	+203.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.33 IDR4,525,224.24	$523.54 GNF4,518,423	+87.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$164.17 IDR2,659,669.82	$462.34 GNF3,990,200	+181.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.78 IDR774,125.93	??
Average			+157.5%

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pay 5.4% more for childcare

	Indonesia	Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.28 IDR1,818,923.61	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,061.21 IDR98,194,044.58	$6,389.60 GNF55,145,617	+5.4%
Average			+5.4%

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pay 33.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.74 IDR44,443.97	$2.37 GNF20,484	-13.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 IDR27,750.46	$2.00 GNF17,261	+16.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.18 IDR35,248.20	$1.16 GNF10,033	-46.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 IDR432,908.19	$70.01 GNF604,243	+162.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.16 IDR51,141.74	$4.63 GNF39,988	+46.8%
Average			+33.1%

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pay 35.6% less for clothing

	Indonesia	Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.98 IDR680,122.74	$20.00 GNF172,611	-52.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 IDR453,353.61	$25.00 GNF215,763	-10.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.38 IDR1,107,854.59	$30.00 GNF258,916	-56.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.14 IDR1,055,220.72	$50.00 GNF431,527	-23.2%
Average			-35.6%

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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: January 2025

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