Guinea-Bissau is 87.2% more expensive than Gambia.

If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Gambia, you would:

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pay 14.6% more for restaurants

 
Gambia
Guinea-Bissau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.87
GMD269.18
$4.98
F CFA3,023
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.53
GMD384.54
??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.30
GMD90.08
$1.33
F CFA806

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

 
Gambia
Guinea-Bissau
Bread
1 loaf
$0.54
GMD37.60
$0.91
F CFA555
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.32
GMD230.73
??
Milk (1 gallon) $5.49
GMD381.71
$6.28
F CFA3,815

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pay 9.6% more for transportation

 
Gambia
Guinea-Bissau
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.19
GMD291.13
$4.59
F CFA2,787
Monthly public transit pass ?? $9.47
F CFA5,748
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $2,877.17
GMD199,963.11
??

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

 
Gambia
Guinea-Bissau
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$49.18
GMD3,418.17
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $440.73
F CFA267,668
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $55.82
GMD3,879.63
$228.99
F CFA139,073

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Gambia
Guinea-Bissau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $7.38
GMD512.73
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $147.55
GMD10,254.52
??

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pay 7.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Gambia
Guinea-Bissau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.84
GMD128.18
$1.58
F CFA957
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.28
GMD158.74
$2.07
F CFA1,260
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.81
GMD125.62
$1.66
F CFA1,008

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Gambia
Guinea-Bissau
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $91.27
F CFA55,429
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $58.08
F CFA35,273
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $82.97
F CFA50,390

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