Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 25.8% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 75.4% more for restaurants
|
Dominican Republic
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.38
DOP429.77
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
DOP434.42
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
DOP51.91
|
$1.33
F CFA800
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
DOP31.24
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
pay 90.6% more for groceries
|
Dominican Republic
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
DOP96.48
|
$0.91
F CFA551
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
DOP190.36
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
DOP256.39
|
$6.28
F CFA3,787
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.66
DOP96.96
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
DOP132.35
|
$6.02
F CFA3,630
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP64.84
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
DOP19.46
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
DOP61.61
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP37.00
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.59
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
DOP58.75
|
?? | |
pay 52.1% less for transportation
|
Dominican Republic
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
DOP280.79
|
$4.59
F CFA2,767
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.49
DOP3,408.40
|
$9.47
F CFA5,707
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,453.03
DOP1,599,736.73
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.84
DOP1,272.52
|
$7.05
F CFA4,252
|
|
pay 18.8% more for housing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
DOP2,285.16
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.75
DOP35,123.19
|
$440.73
F CFA265,725
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$333.99
DOP19,462.46
|
$228.99
F CFA138,063
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.91
DOP2,092.33
|
$77.04
F CFA46,451
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Dominican Republic
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$276.66
DOP16,121.41
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,677.72
DOP272,578.88
|
?? |
pay 20.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dominican Republic
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
DOP148.06
|
$1.58
F CFA950
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
DOP121.66
|
$2.07
F CFA1,251
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
DOP241.77
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.54
DOP2,012.59
|
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.98
DOP348.52
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
pay 42.5% more for clothing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
DOP2,513.02
|
$91.27
F CFA55,027
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.94
DOP2,793.27
|
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.26
DOP4,618.37
|
$82.97
F CFA50,024
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.48
DOP4,748.03
|
$107.86
F CFA65,032
|
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