Guinea vs Somalia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guinea Somalia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$722
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2332
$1692
🏠 One person rent
$520
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$846
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.7
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1668
$157
💸 GDP per capita
$1695
$630
😃 Human freedom index
5.26
3.4
❤️ Life expectancy
60.7
58.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
9
🌐 English speaking %
1%
2%
🎓 Higher education
8
17
😀 Quality of life
30
9
🏙️ Population
14.8M
19M

The average cost of living in Guinea ($1037) is 44% more expensive than in Somalia ($722). Guinea ranked 95th vs 147th for Somalia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guinea compared to 0.2 months in Somalia. Ranked 157th and 193rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Guinea vs Somalia

We calculate prices for Guinea and Somalia as a population-weighted mean of 7 and 4 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 Somalia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.15
$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.81
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$3.98
 Cappuccino
$3.41
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$617
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$98.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1740
$1550
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$864
$237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$82.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$80.1
$52.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.21%
11.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$167
$4652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$7614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$25.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.93
$7.17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.63
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$4.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$5.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$5.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$3.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$1.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.42
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.42
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.2
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.65
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.12
$54.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.6
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.2
$26.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$44.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6318
$563

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Cities Comparison in Guinea vs Somalia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Guinea

City Cost of living Population
Conakry
$1058
1.67M
Mamou
$1016
376K
Nzerekore
$999
280K
Gueckedou
$1004
222K
Boffa
$990
27K
Kankan
$1001
191K
Forecariah
$993
23K

In Somalia

City Cost of living Population
Hargeisa
$712
1.23M
Mogadishu
$724
2.12M
Baidoa
$743
1.2M
Borama
$509
68.1K