Guinea vs Tanzania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guinea Tanzania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1044
$709
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2353
$1806
🏠 One person rent
$522
$316
🏘️ Family rent
$856
$491
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.7
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1975
$229
💸 GDP per capita
$1717
$1186
😃 Human freedom index
5.16
6.38
❤️ Life expectancy
60.7
67
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
41
🌐 English speaking %
1%
9.9%
🎓 Higher education
8
53
😀 Quality of life
30
38
🏙️ Population
14.8M
68.6M

The average cost of living in Guinea ($1044) is 47% more expensive than in Tanzania ($709). Guinea ranked 88th vs 145th 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 1.9 months in Guinea compared to 0.3 months in Tanzania. Ranked 153rd and 136th 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
$6.16
$3.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.9
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$8.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$1.1
 Cappuccino
$3.47
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1753
$866
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$866
$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$76.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$81.2
$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
17.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$167
$1321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$963
$3950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.42
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$15.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.98
$13.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.2
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.63
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$4.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.45
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.3
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.69
$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.07
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$38.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6284
$14608

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Guinea

City Cost of living Population
Conakry
$1067
1.67M
Nzerekore
$1003
280K
Mamou
$1021
376K
Boffa
$999
27K
Gueckedou
$1010
222K
Kankan
$1007
191K
Forecariah
$999
23K

In Tanzania

City Cost of living Population
Dar es Salaam
$799
4.72M
Zanzibar
$609
710K
Mwanza
$656
706K
Morogoro
$421
207K
Tanga
$552
221K
Mbeya
$495
542K
Dodoma
$526
214K
Arusha
$612
416K
Moshi
$533
145K
Stone Town
$567
18K