Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 19.7% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 15.6% more for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
CVE471.78
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.05
CVE409.65
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
CVE182.01
|
$1.33
F CFA800
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
CVE101.02
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
pay 56.3% more for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CVE166.45
|
$0.91
F CFA551
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.91
CVE497.28
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CVE445.55
|
$6.28
F CFA3,787
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
CVE253.60
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
CVE266.97
|
$6.02
F CFA3,630
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
CVE130.08
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
CVE103.24
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
CVE125.44
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
CVE137.42
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE61.57
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
CVE73.58
|
?? | |
pay 44.3% less for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
CVE550.29
|
$4.59
F CFA2,767
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,084.83
|
$9.47
F CFA5,707
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,680,496.57
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.14
CVE1,937.01
|
$7.05
F CFA4,252
|
|
pay 30.0% more for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.04
CVE5,570.04
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$278.73
CVE28,207.97
|
$440.73
F CFA265,725
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.85
CVE20,933.39
|
$228.99
F CFA138,063
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.51
CVE6,427.73
|
$77.04
F CFA46,451
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.50
CVE11,284.15
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,707.91
CVE172,844.49
|
?? |
pay 10.7% less for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CVE263.35
|
$1.58
F CFA950
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
CVE157.59
|
$2.07
F CFA1,251
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
CVE446.94
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.08
CVE3,145.27
|
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE595.67
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
pay 71.5% more for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.45
CVE2,980.86
|
$91.27
F CFA55,027
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE2,978.33
|
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE7,942.21
|
$82.97
F CFA50,024
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.22
CVE14,899.25
|
$107.86
F CFA65,032
|
|
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