Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 10.3% more expensive than Mozambique overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 21.9% more in Guinea
- Groceries
-
pay 75.2% more in Guinea
- Transportation
-
pay 12.5% more in Guinea
- Housing
-
pay 1.2% less in Guinea
- Childcare
-
pay 14.9% more in Guinea
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.3% less in Guinea
- Clothing
-
pay 50.9% less in Guinea
The cost of groceries, restaurants, childcare, and transportation in Guinea are more expensive than in Mozambique. Expenses including clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Guinea. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Guinea.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 21.9% more for restaurants
|
Mozambique
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
$6.43
GNF55,604
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
MZN639.00
|
$10.77
GNF93,145
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MZN60.56
|
$1.56
GNF13,501
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MZN49.11
|
$1.20
GNF10,374
|
|
pay 75.2% more for groceries
|
Mozambique
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MZN75.83
|
$1.32
GNF11,418
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.45
MZN540.00
|
$9.28
GNF80,218
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.78
MZN369.08
|
$8.22
GNF71,031
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
MZN133.80
|
$2.80
GNF24,221
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
$2.83
GNF24,508
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MZN51.51
|
$1.35
GNF11,641
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN23.06
|
$1.11
GNF9,557
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
$0.92
GNF7,944
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
MZN26.89
|
$1.28
GNF11,094
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MZN21.09
|
$0.72
GNF6,240
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MZN28.19
|
$0.72
GNF6,240
|
|
pay 12.5% more for transportation
|
Mozambique
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
MZN326.93
|
$5.09
GNF43,966
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
$28.49
GNF246,295
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.00
|
$33,000.00
GNF285,283,792
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.12
MZN2,180.00
|
$11.55
GNF99,849
|
|
pay 1.2% less for housing
|
Mozambique
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
$80.91
GNF699,453
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.47
MZN50,000.00
|
$523.54
GNF4,525,978
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$273.87
MZN17,500.00
|
$462.34
GNF3,996,872
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.37
MZN3,921.57
|
?? | |
pay 14.9% more for childcare
|
Mozambique
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,237,824
|
|
pay 0.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mozambique
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MZN80.00
|
$2.37
GNF20,518
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
MZN142.97
|
$2.00
GNF17,290
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
$1.16
GNF10,050
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.39
MZN4,114.29
|
$70.01
GNF605,254
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
$4.63
GNF40,055
|
|
pay 50.9% less for clothing
|
Mozambique
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.04
MZN2,175.00
|
$20.00
GNF172,899
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.64
MZN3,875.00
|
$25.00
GNF216,124
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.64
MZN4,833.33
|
$30.00
GNF259,349
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.03
MZN5,625.00
|
$50.00
GNF432,248
|
|
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