Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 27.4% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Chad, you would:
pay 48.2% more for restaurants
Chad
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA4,880
|
$4.98
F CFA2,943
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA7,807
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA488
|
$1.33
F CFA785
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA439
|
$1.66
F CFA981
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Chad
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA195
|
$0.91
F CFA541
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA976
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,310
|
$6.28
F CFA3,713
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,171
|
$4.98
F CFA2,943
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,771
|
$6.02
F CFA3,559
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,328
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA531
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,217
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA509
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA457
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA398
|
?? | |
pay 5.7% more for transportation
Chad
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,342
|
$4.59
F CFA2,713
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA48,796
|
$9.47
F CFA5,595
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,733,798
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,196
|
$7.05
F CFA4,169
|
|
pay 33.9% less for housing
Chad
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA48,796
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA828,047
|
$440.73
F CFA260,515
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA107,350
|
$228.99
F CFA135,357
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA111,943
|
$77.04
F CFA45,540
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Chad
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA21,470
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA975,913
|
?? |
pay 15.6% less for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA732
|
$1.58
F CFA932
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA1,952
|
$2.07
F CFA1,226
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA634
|
$1.66
F CFA981
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA78,073
|
$58.08
F CFA34,330
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA2,928
|
$1.66
F CFA981
|
|
pay 56.3% more for clothing
Chad
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA19,518
|
$91.27
F CFA53,948
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA36,597
|
$58.08
F CFA34,330
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA31,717
|
$82.97
F CFA49,044
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA63,434
|
$107.86
F CFA63,757
|
|
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