Guinea vs Switzerland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guinea Switzerland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$3268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2332
$8026
🏠 One person rent
$520
$1841
🏘️ Family rent
$846
$3210
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$948
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.7
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1668
$7156
💸 GDP per capita
$1695
$104K
😃 Human freedom index
5.26
9.15
❤️ Life expectancy
60.7
84.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
80
🌐 English speaking %
1%
61.3%
🎓 Higher education
8
99
😀 Quality of life
30
100
🏙️ Population
14.8M
9.01M

The average cost of living in Guinea ($1037) is 68% less expensive than in Switzerland ($3268). Guinea ranked 95th vs 3rd for Switzerland 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 2.2 months in Switzerland. Ranked 157th and 1st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Guinea vs Switzerland

We calculate prices for Guinea and Switzerland as a population-weighted mean of 7 and 50 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 Switzerland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.15
$29.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$115
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.81
$19.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$9.49
 Cappuccino
$3.41
$6.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$5.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$617
$1966
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$1536
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1740
$3687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$864
$2867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$80.1
$58.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.21%
2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$167
$16760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$8762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$4.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.93
$46
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$4.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.63
$8.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$26.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$43.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$4.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$5.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$3.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.42
$18.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.42
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$4.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.2
$93.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.65
$25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$145
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.12
$49.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.6
$139
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.2
$166
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$2552
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6318
$25135

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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 Switzerland

City Cost of living Population
Bern
$3134
1.07M
Zurich
$3784
449K
Geneva
$3731
209K
Basel
$3080
176K
Lausanne
$3299
145K
Winterthur
$3305
110K
Lucerne
$3380
86.2K
St. Gallen
$2978
78.9K
Biel/Bienne
$2678
55.9K
Lugano
$2884
63.5K
Neuchatel
$2823
45.3K
Koniz
$2997
43K
Thun
$2817
43.9K
Bellinzona
$3229
45.3K
Fribourg
$2874
39.2K
Chur
$2942
39.2K
Uster
$3345
36.8K
Zug
$4151
32.1K
Schaffhausen
$2740
39K
Vernier
$3501
34.8K
Lancy
$3436
31.9K
Sion
$2465
37.2K
Altstetten
$3494
36.3K
Yverdon-les-Bains
$3222
30.3K
Emmen
$3367
29.3K
La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2654
37.6K
Montreux
$3524
27K
Kriens
$3331
27K
Wetzikon
$3310
26.9K
Rapperswil-Jona
$3318
27K