Cost of living comparison

 Portugal
compared to
 Guinea
Guinea vs. Portugal Cost of Living Summary

Guinea is 10.4% cheaper than Portugal overall.

Restaurants
pay 5.3% less in Guinea
Groceries
pay 30.5% more in Guinea
Transportation
pay 9.2% less in Guinea
Housing
pay 7.3% more in Guinea
Childcare
pay 36.4% less in Guinea
Entertainment and Sports
pay 7.0% less in Guinea
Clothing
pay 52.4% less in Guinea

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

Guinea vs. Portugal Cost Breakdown

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

pay 5.3% less for restaurants

 
Portugal
Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.32
€10.41
$6.43
GNF55,482
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.41
€7.73
$10.77
GNF92,940
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.67
€1.54
$1.56
GNF13,471

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pay 30.5% more for groceries

 
Portugal
Guinea
Bread
1 loaf
$1.34
€1.24
$1.32
GNF11,393
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.06
€4.66
$9.28
GNF80,042
Milk (1 gallon) $3.79
€3.49
$8.22
GNF70,875

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pay 9.2% less for transportation

 
Portugal
Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.79
€6.24
$5.09
GNF43,869
Monthly public transit pass $37.96
€34.91
$28.49
GNF245,755
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,047.67
€28,550.91
$33,000.00
GNF284,658,076

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pay 7.3% more for housing

 
Portugal
Guinea
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$40.33
€37.09
$80.91
GNF697,919
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $900.66
€828.23
$523.54
GNF4,516,051
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $732.72
€673.80
$462.34
GNF3,988,106

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pay 36.4% less for childcare

 
Portugal
Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $455.47
€418.84
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,051.70
€9,243.38
$6,389.60
GNF55,116,670

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pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Portugal
Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.23
€2.05
$2.37
GNF20,473
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.85
€1.70
$2.00
GNF17,252
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.67
€5.21
$1.16
GNF10,027

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pay 52.4% less for clothing

 
Portugal
Guinea
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$77.92
€71.65
$20.00
GNF172,520
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$33.75
€31.03
$25.00
GNF215,650
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$80.24
€73.79
$30.00
GNF258,780

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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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