Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 9.2% more expensive than Angola.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Angola, you would:
pay 34.2% less for restaurants
Angola
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.84
AOA6,552.60
|
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.50
AOA7,106.00
|
$2.27
F CFA1,380
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
AOA1,491.95
|
$1.23
F CFA749
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
AOA975.24
|
$1.45
F CFA885
|
|
pay 10.5% less for groceries
Angola
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
AOA1,377.36
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
AOA4,449.65
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.62
AOA5,537.66
|
$6.34
F CFA3,865
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
AOA2,228.33
|
$3.18
F CFA1,940
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
AOA2,378.20
|
$2.91
F CFA1,775
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
AOA1,135.81
|
$1.05
F CFA637
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AOA311.55
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.92
AOA1,607.31
|
$0.48
F CFA289
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
AOA736.79
|
$1.14
F CFA695
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
AOA630.04
|
$0.36
F CFA220
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
AOA651.02
|
$0.38
F CFA232
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Angola
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.31
AOA1,098.12
|
$4.64
F CFA2,824
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.78
AOA26,571.09
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,935.66
AOA17,502,209.20
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.03
AOA12,565.65
|
$7.12
F CFA4,339
|
|
pay 76.2% more for housing
Angola
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$186.36
AOA155,797.57
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.16
AOA223,346.23
|
$445.17
F CFA271,174
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$80.85
AOA67,590.47
|
$231.30
F CFA140,895
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
AOA49,925.72
|
$45.32
F CFA27,606
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Angola
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.79
AOA425,347.49
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,426.70
AOA8,716,724.96
|
?? |
pay 29.8% less for entertainment and sports
Angola
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
AOA1,630.20
|
$0.92
F CFA562
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
AOA3,143.96
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA1,991.72
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.05
AOA33,478.78
|
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
AOA4,532.47
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
pay 46.5% less for clothing
Angola
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.95
AOA80,217.98
|
$92.19
F CFA56,155
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$150.31
AOA125,656.55
|
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$252.73
AOA211,280.74
|
$83.81
F CFA51,050
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$238.10
AOA199,050.96
|
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
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