Guinea vs Tanzania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guinea Tanzania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3066
$1818
🏠 One person rent
$509
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$1298
$635
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.2
$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1632
$239
💸 GDP per capita
$1515
$1193
😃 Human freedom index
5.21
6.16
❤️ Life expectancy
58.9
66.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
40
🌐 English speaking %
1%
9.9%
🎓 Higher education
8
55
😀 Quality of life
24
33
🏙️ Population
12.7M
57.3M

The average cost of living in Guinea ($1006) is 52% more expensive than in Tanzania ($662). Guinea ranked 79th vs 141st for Tanzania 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 0.4 months in Tanzania. Ranked 163rd and 142nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Guinea vs Tanzania

We calculate prices for Guinea and Tanzania 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 Tanzania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.15
$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.07
 Cappuccino
$2.57
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1846
$726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.6
$44.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.57%
14.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$357
$4503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$5203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$13.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$8.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$3.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$6.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.05
$1.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$3.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.48
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.5
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$4.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.1
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.6
$63.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1486
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6306
$10949

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Cities Comparison in Guinea vs Tanzania

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Guinea

City Cost of living Population
Conakry
$1024
1.67M
Nzerekore
$972
280K
Mamou
$989
376K
Kankan
$975
191K
Gueckedou
$977
222K
Boffa
$968
27K
Forecariah
$971
23K

In Tanzania

City Cost of living Population
Dar es Salaam
$720
4.72M
Mbeya
$457
542K
Zanzibar
$762
501K
Arusha
$571
416K
Mwanza
$493
706K
Morogoro
$600
207K
Dodoma
$581
214K
Tanga
$622
221K
Moshi
$536
145K
Stone Town
$706
18K