Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 2.0 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Benin, you would:
pay 68.2% more for restaurants
Benin
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
F CFA3,081
|
$2.27
F CFA1,388
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
F CFA419
|
$1.23
F CFA754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
F CFA318
|
$1.45
F CFA891
|
|
pay 3.3% more for groceries
Benin
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
F CFA924
|
$0.59
F CFA360
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
F CFA924
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
F CFA4,033
|
$6.34
F CFA3,888
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
F CFA1,224
|
$3.18
F CFA1,951
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
F CFA1,293
|
$2.91
F CFA1,786
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
F CFA815
|
$1.05
F CFA641
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA326
|
$0.80
F CFA489
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA291
|
$0.48
F CFA291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA454
|
$1.14
F CFA699
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
F CFA388
|
$0.36
F CFA221
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
F CFA404
|
$0.38
F CFA233
|
|
pay 23.0% less for transportation
Benin
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
F CFA2,119
|
$4.64
F CFA2,841
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
F CFA21,978
|
$7.12
F CFA4,365
|
|
pay 41.6% more for housing
Benin
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
F CFA30,168
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
F CFA124,524
|
$445.17
F CFA272,767
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
F CFA96,281
|
$231.30
F CFA141,723
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
F CFA47,285
|
$45.32
F CFA27,768
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Benin
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
F CFA128,375
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
F CFA3,320,641
|
?? |
pay 10.0% less for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
F CFA616
|
$0.92
F CFA566
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
F CFA2,568
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
F CFA616
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
F CFA39,368
|
$58.66
F CFA35,945
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
F CFA10,270
|
$92.19
F CFA56,485
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$58.66
F CFA35,945
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$83.81
F CFA51,350
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
F CFA28,243
|
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
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