Cost of living comparison

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

Guinea is 31.3% more expensive than Serbia overall.

Restaurants
pay 8.1% more in Guinea
Groceries
pay 68.9% more in Guinea
Transportation
pay 20.7% more in Guinea
Housing
pay 2.3 times more in Guinea
Childcare
pay 18.8% more in Guinea
Entertainment and Sports
pay 28.2% more in Guinea
Clothing
pay 54.9% less in Guinea

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

Guinea vs. Serbia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 8.1% more for restaurants

 
Serbia
Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.13
RSD714
$6.43
GNF55,675
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.64
RSD765
$10.77
GNF93,264
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.60
RSD161
$1.56
GNF13,518

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pay 68.9% more for groceries

 
Serbia
Guinea
Bread
1 loaf
$0.70
RSD70
$1.32
GNF11,433
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.97
RSD398
$9.28
GNF80,321
Milk (1 gallon) $4.84
RSD485
$8.22
GNF71,122

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pay 20.7% more for transportation

 
Serbia
Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.22
RSD624
$5.09
GNF44,022
Monthly public transit pass $23.52
RSD2,356
$28.49
GNF246,609
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,112.26
RSD2,815,977
$33,000.00
GNF285,648,000

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

 
Serbia
Guinea
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$23.16
RSD2,320
$80.91
GNF700,346
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $353.21
RSD35,381
$523.54
GNF4,531,756
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $242.83
RSD24,324
$462.34
GNF4,001,975

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pay 18.8% more for childcare

 
Serbia
Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $238.41
RSD23,881
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,379.39
RSD538,848
$6,389.60
GNF55,308,343

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pay 28.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Serbia
Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.03
RSD203
$2.37
GNF20,544
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.68
RSD168
$2.00
GNF17,312
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.80
RSD381
$1.16
GNF10,062

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pay 54.9% less for clothing

 
Serbia
Guinea
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$73.17
RSD7,329
$20.00
GNF173,120
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$35.45
RSD3,551
$25.00
GNF216,400
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$92.31
RSD9,246
$30.00
GNF259,680

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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: July 2025
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