Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 42.5% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 82.2% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,365
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,180
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA735
|
$1.33
F CFA800
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA322
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
pay 75.0% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.91
F CFA551
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,568
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,762
|
$6.28
F CFA3,787
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,149
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,484
|
$6.02
F CFA3,630
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA992
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA397
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA396
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA323
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA350
|
?? | |
pay 9.2% more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,631
|
$4.59
F CFA2,767
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,304
|
$9.47
F CFA5,707
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA17,872,358
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,765
|
$7.05
F CFA4,252
|
|
pay 19.0% more for housing
Cameroon
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA44,211
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA172,711
|
$440.73
F CFA265,725
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA117,797
|
$228.99
F CFA138,063
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA54,067
|
$77.04
F CFA46,451
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA127,880
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,126,596
|
?? |
pay 31.7% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA769
|
$1.58
F CFA950
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA783
|
$2.07
F CFA1,251
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA13,078
|
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,237
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
pay 37.9% more for clothing
Cameroon
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA22,839
|
$91.27
F CFA55,027
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA30,120
|
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA56,109
|
$82.97
F CFA50,024
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA61,803
|
$107.86
F CFA65,032
|
|
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