Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.7 times more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Guinea-Bissau
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
$16.63
€15.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
F CFA1,379
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
F CFA749
|
$2.04
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA885
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
pay 55.1% more for groceries
Guinea-Bissau
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$1.68
€1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.31
€4.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
F CFA3,861
|
$4.75
€4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
F CFA1,938
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
F CFA1,774
|
$3.87
€3.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
F CFA636
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
F CFA694
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
F CFA220
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
F CFA231
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Guinea-Bissau
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
F CFA2,821
|
$7.64
€7.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$113.76
€105.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,407.58
€30,066.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
F CFA4,335
|
$17.14
€15.91
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$52.84
€49.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
F CFA270,912
|
$1,291.60
€1,198.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
F CFA140,758
|
$1,147.51
€1,064.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
F CFA27,579
|
$156.48
€145.17
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guinea-Bissau
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$893.73
€829.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,678.25
€8,051.25
|
pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea-Bissau
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
F CFA562
|
$5.53
€5.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$15.83
€14.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$59.94
€55.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$11.50
€10.67
|
|
pay 17.3% less for clothing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
F CFA56,101
|
$76.22
€70.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$37.26
€34.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
F CFA51,001
|
$85.01
€78.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
F CFA66,301
|
$90.50
€83.96
|
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