Guinea vs Jamaica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guinea Jamaica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1040
$1183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2777
$3001
🏠 One person rent
$520
$548
🏘️ Family rent
$1288
$1199
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$98.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2049
$781
💸 GDP per capita
$1541
$6840
😃 Human freedom index
5.16
7.8
❤️ Life expectancy
59
70.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
44
🌐 English speaking %
1%
97.6%
🎓 Higher education
8
70
😀 Quality of life
26
40
🏙️ Population
12.7M
2.7M

The average cost of living in Guinea ($1040) is 12% less expensive than in Jamaica ($1183). Guinea ranked 76th vs 57th for Jamaica in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Guinea compared to 0.7 months in Jamaica. Ranked 154th and 116th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Guinea vs Jamaica

We calculate prices for Guinea and Jamaica as a population-weighted mean of 7 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Guinea Jamaica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.12
$7.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.9
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$2.51
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$1523
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$81
$49.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.46%
9.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$276
$2599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$394
$2192
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.42
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.92
$26.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.2
$3.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$6.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$5.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.79
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$8.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$6.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$6.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.48
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$71.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.65
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.6
$24.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.1
$9.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.6
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6512
$2674

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Guinea

City Cost of living Population
Conakry
$1061
1.67M
Nzerekore
$999
280K
Mamou
$1019
376K
Kankan
$1007
191K
Gueckedou
$1009
222K
Boffa
$998
27K
Forecariah
$998
23K

In Jamaica

City Cost of living Population
Kingston
$1378
580K
Spanish Town
$787
131K
Half Way Tree
$1197
96.5K
Montego Bay
$1014
124K
May Pen
$877
61.5K
Mandeville
$1000
48.3K
Old Harbour
$870
28.7K
Linstead
$1063
22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar
$1124
22.6K
Port Antonio
$1170
14.8K