Guinea vs. North Korea Cost of Living Summary

Guinea is 2.3 times more expensive than North Korea overall.

Restaurants
pay 7.6% less in Guinea
Groceries
pay 37.7% more in Guinea
Housing
pay 5.7 times more in Guinea
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.5% more in Guinea

The cost of housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Guinea are more expensive than in North Korea. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Guinea.

Guinea vs. North Korea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guinea instead of North Korea, you would:

pay 7.6% less for restaurants

 
North Korea
Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $6.43
GNF55,511
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $10.77
GNF92,989
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.14
KPW1,929
$1.56
GNF13,478

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pay 37.7% more for groceries

 
North Korea
Guinea
Bread
1 loaf
$2.20
KPW1,983
$1.32
GNF11,399
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $9.28
GNF80,084
Milk (1 gallon) $3.40
KPW3,058
$8.22
GNF70,912

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
North Korea
Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $5.09
GNF43,892
Monthly public transit pass ?? $28.49
GNF245,884
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $33,000.00
GNF284,807,577

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pay 5.7 times more for housing

 
North Korea
Guinea
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $80.91
GNF698,285
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $85.74
KPW77,167
$523.54
GNF4,518,423
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $85.74
KPW77,167
$462.34
GNF3,990,200

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
North Korea
Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? ??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $6,389.60
GNF55,145,617

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pay 2.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
North Korea
Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $12.86
KPW11,575
$2.37
GNF20,484
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.07
KPW965
$2.00
GNF17,261
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $1.16
GNF10,033

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
North Korea
Guinea
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $20.00
GNF172,611
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $25.00
GNF215,763
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $30.00
GNF258,916

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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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