Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 6.6% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Albania, you would:
pay 23.5% more for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL696
|
$4.98
F CFA3,030
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL587
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL147
|
$1.33
F CFA808
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL70
|
$1.66
F CFA1,010
|
|
pay 36.0% more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
$0.91
F CFA557
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL457
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL648
|
$6.28
F CFA3,823
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL307
|
$4.98
F CFA3,030
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL299
|
$6.02
F CFA3,664
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL57
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL98
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL67
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL45
|
?? | |
pay 52.2% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL731
|
$4.59
F CFA2,793
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,453
|
$9.47
F CFA5,760
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,839,531
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,742
|
$7.05
F CFA4,292
|
|
pay 12.7% more for housing
|
Albania
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,484
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL31,138
|
$440.73
F CFA268,211
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL23,570
|
$228.99
F CFA139,355
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,225
|
$77.04
F CFA46,886
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,475
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL278,730
|
?? |
pay 15.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL231
|
$1.58
F CFA959
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL144
|
$2.07
F CFA1,262
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL330
|
$1.66
F CFA1,010
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,395
|
$58.08
F CFA35,345
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL763
|
$1.66
F CFA1,010
|
|
pay 34.6% more for clothing
|
Albania
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,277
|
$91.27
F CFA55,542
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,189
|
$58.08
F CFA35,345
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,291
|
$82.97
F CFA50,492
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,669
|
$107.86
F CFA65,640
|
|
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