Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 27.8% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
pay 21.6% more for restaurants
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
BAM9.66
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.62
BAM8.34
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
BAM2.58
|
$1.33
F CFA800
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
BAM1.67
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
pay 66.4% more for groceries
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
BAM1.63
|
$0.91
F CFA551
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
BAM6.68
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
BAM7.62
|
$6.28
F CFA3,787
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BAM4.12
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
BAM5.49
|
$6.02
F CFA3,630
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
BAM1.23
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BAM1.18
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
BAM1.25
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BAM0.65
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BAM0.70
|
?? | |
pay 26.2% less for transportation
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
BAM9.77
|
$4.59
F CFA2,767
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.45
BAM58.56
|
$9.47
F CFA5,707
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,179.19
BAM41,823.21
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.57
BAM11.86
|
$7.05
F CFA4,252
|
|
pay 39.9% more for housing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.07
BAM43.43
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$213.13
BAM384.56
|
$440.73
F CFA265,725
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.46
BAM285.92
|
$228.99
F CFA138,063
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.76
BAM203.46
|
$77.04
F CFA46,451
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.52
BAM271.59
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,631.11
BAM4,747.42
|
?? |
pay 18.6% more for entertainment and sports
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.56
BAM2.82
|
$1.58
F CFA950
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.28
BAM2.31
|
$2.07
F CFA1,251
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.33
BAM6.00
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.30
BAM43.84
|
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.03
BAM7.28
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
pay 46.6% more for clothing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.85
BAM109.80
|
$91.27
F CFA55,027
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.86
BAM50.27
|
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.64
BAM138.29
|
$82.97
F CFA50,024
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.02
BAM162.43
|
$107.86
F CFA65,032
|
|
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