Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 36.9% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 62.8% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.11
|
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.45
|
$2.27
F CFA1,380
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.46
|
$1.23
F CFA749
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.19
|
$1.45
F CFA885
|
|
pay 15.7% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.77
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.22
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.49
|
$6.34
F CFA3,865
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.55
|
$3.18
F CFA1,940
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.19
|
$2.91
F CFA1,775
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$1.05
F CFA637
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.48
F CFA289
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$1.14
F CFA695
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.36
F CFA220
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.38
F CFA232
|
|
pay 54.5% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.05
|
$4.64
F CFA2,824
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.35
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,002.93
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.12
|
$7.12
F CFA4,339
|
|
pay 60.1% less for housing
Belgium
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€48.79
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€754.76
|
$445.17
F CFA271,174
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€629.26
|
$231.30
F CFA140,895
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€137.26
|
$45.32
F CFA27,606
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Belgium
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€415.05
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,815.09
|
?? |
pay 38.7% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.07
|
$0.92
F CFA562
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.00
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.50
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.50
|
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.57
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
pay 10.4% more for clothing
Belgium
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€78.48
|
$92.19
F CFA56,155
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.00
|
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€82.83
|
$83.81
F CFA51,050
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€110.86
|
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
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