Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 24.8% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Burma, you would:
pay 98.4% more for restaurants
Burma
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
MMK6,106
|
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MMK12,565
|
$2.27
F CFA1,380
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MMK1,217
|
$1.23
F CFA749
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MMK709
|
$1.45
F CFA885
|
|
pay 14.6% more for groceries
Burma
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MMK2,875
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
MMK10,126
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
MMK11,454
|
$6.34
F CFA3,865
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
MMK3,376
|
$3.18
F CFA1,940
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
MMK5,612
|
$2.91
F CFA1,775
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
MMK1,792
|
$1.05
F CFA637
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MMK712
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,045
|
$0.48
F CFA289
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MMK1,501
|
$1.14
F CFA695
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
MMK1,184
|
$0.36
F CFA220
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,520
|
$0.38
F CFA232
|
|
pay 22.4% more for transportation
Burma
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
MMK5,727
|
$4.64
F CFA2,824
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
MMK35,909
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
MMK57,588,173
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
MMK19,834
|
$7.12
F CFA4,339
|
|
pay 29.6% less for housing
Burma
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
MMK149,160
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
MMK1,261,988
|
$445.17
F CFA271,174
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
MMK672,124
|
$231.30
F CFA140,895
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
MMK145,535
|
$45.32
F CFA27,606
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Burma
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
?? |
pay 2.8% more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
MMK2,292
|
$0.92
F CFA562
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
MMK4,326
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
MMK3,000
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
MMK72,967
|
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
MMK8,215
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
pay 40.3% more for clothing
Burma
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
$92.19
F CFA56,155
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
MMK203,482
|
$83.81
F CFA51,050
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
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