Cost of living comparison

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

Guinea is 3.5 times more expensive than Suriname overall.

Restaurants
pay 35.2% more in Guinea
Groceries
pay 7.1% more in Guinea
Transportation
pay 15.8% less in Guinea
Housing
pay 99.8% more in Guinea
Childcare
pay 16.8 times more in Guinea
Entertainment and Sports
pay 74.8% more in Guinea
Clothing
pay 43.0% less in Guinea

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

Guinea vs. Suriname Cost Breakdown

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

pay 35.2% more for restaurants

 
Suriname
Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.97
SRD253.18
$6.43
GNF55,489
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.16
SRD332.76
$10.77
GNF92,952
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.29
SRD47.01
$1.56
GNF13,473

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pay 7.1% more for groceries

 
Suriname
Guinea
Bread
1 loaf
$1.23
SRD44.55
$1.32
GNF11,394
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.24
SRD226.45
$9.28
GNF80,052
Milk (1 gallon) $5.52
SRD200.52
$8.22
GNF70,884

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pay 15.8% less for transportation

 
Suriname
Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.14
SRD150.18
$5.09
GNF43,875
Monthly public transit pass $90.00
SRD3,268.71
$28.49
GNF245,786
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,000.00
SRD907,975.00
$33,000.00
GNF284,694,244

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pay 99.8% more for housing

 
Suriname
Guinea
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.02
SRD1,126.77
$80.91
GNF698,007
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $516.42
SRD18,755.73
$523.54
GNF4,516,625
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $194.83
SRD7,076.00
$462.34
GNF3,988,613

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pay 16.8 times more for childcare

 
Suriname
Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $63.03
SRD2,289.07
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $380.51
SRD13,819.92
$6,389.60
GNF55,123,673

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pay 74.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Suriname
Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.00
SRD72.64
$2.37
GNF20,476
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.25
SRD81.83
$2.00
GNF17,254
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.04
SRD219.49
$1.16
GNF10,029

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pay 43.0% less for clothing

 
Suriname
Guinea
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$36.30
SRD1,318.23
$20.00
GNF172,542
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$28.44
SRD1,032.97
$25.00
GNF215,677
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$75.41
SRD2,738.98
$30.00
GNF258,813

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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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