Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 4.6% cheaper than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 7.9% less for restaurants
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.98
F CFA3,030
|
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$10.77
GNF92,500
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
F CFA808
|
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
F CFA1,010
|
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
|
pay 20.1% less for groceries
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
F CFA557
|
$0.73
GNF6,277
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$9.28
GNF79,663
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.28
F CFA3,823
|
$8.54
GNF73,311
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.98
F CFA3,030
|
$2.27
GNF19,474
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.02
F CFA3,664
|
$3.52
GNF30,180
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.08
GNF9,268
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.09
GNF9,369
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.70
GNF5,993
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.99
GNF8,522
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
|
pay 3.9% more for transportation
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
F CFA2,793
|
$4.77
GNF40,953
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.47
F CFA5,760
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.05
F CFA4,292
|
?? | |
pay 22.5% more for housing
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$90.45
GNF776,564
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$440.73
F CFA268,211
|
$523.54
GNF4,494,664
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.99
F CFA139,355
|
$387.45
GNF3,326,275
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.04
F CFA46,886
|
$61.18
GNF525,209
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,500.00
GNF12,877,727
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,389.60
GNF54,855,650
|
pay 37.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
F CFA959
|
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
F CFA1,262
|
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.66
F CFA1,010
|
$1.08
GNF9,283
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.08
F CFA35,345
|
$55.02
GNF472,341
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.66
F CFA1,010
|
$4.63
GNF39,778
|
|
pay 63.1% less for clothing
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.27
F CFA55,542
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.08
F CFA35,345
|
$25.00
GNF214,629
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.97
F CFA50,492
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.86
F CFA65,640
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
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