Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 2.5 times more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Guinea-Bissau
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
$18.43
€17.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
F CFA1,379
|
$10.18
€9.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
F CFA749
|
$2.64
€2.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA885
|
$2.36
€2.19
|
|
pay 49.5% more for groceries
Guinea-Bissau
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$1.91
€1.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.70
€6.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
F CFA3,861
|
$3.76
€3.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
F CFA1,938
|
$2.74
€2.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
F CFA1,774
|
$4.52
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
F CFA636
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
F CFA694
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
F CFA220
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
F CFA231
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Guinea-Bissau
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
F CFA2,821
|
$7.59
€7.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$48.84
€45.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,847.12
€23,979.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
F CFA4,335
|
$23.82
€22.10
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$52.54
€48.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
F CFA270,912
|
$812.75
€754.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
F CFA140,758
|
$677.61
€628.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
F CFA27,579
|
$147.81
€137.13
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guinea-Bissau
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$446.94
€414.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,799.70
€12,802.67
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea-Bissau
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
F CFA562
|
$4.38
€4.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
$3.23
€2.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$8.08
€7.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$31.77
€29.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$11.38
€10.56
|
|
pay 6.1% less for clothing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
F CFA56,101
|
$84.51
€78.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$39.84
€36.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
F CFA51,001
|
$89.20
€82.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
F CFA66,301
|
$119.38
€110.76
|
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