Cost of living comparison
Israel is 2.7 times more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Israel instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Guinea-Bissau
|
Israel
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
$17.90
₪66.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
F CFA1,379
|
$14.39
₪53.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
F CFA749
|
$2.50
₪9.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA885
|
$1.91
₪7.12
|
|
pay 58.0% more for groceries
Guinea-Bissau
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$2.15
₪8.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.33
₪23.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
F CFA3,861
|
$6.35
₪23.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
F CFA1,938
|
$3.67
₪13.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
F CFA1,774
|
$4.41
₪16.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
F CFA636
|
$1.35
₪5.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$1.01
₪3.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$0.78
₪2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
F CFA694
|
$0.80
₪3.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
F CFA220
|
$0.57
₪2.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
F CFA231
|
$0.54
₪2.01
|
|
pay 91.0% more for transportation
Guinea-Bissau
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
F CFA2,821
|
$7.29
₪27.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$56.84
₪211.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$38,263.55
₪142,635.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
F CFA4,335
|
$16.01
₪59.67
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$27.44
₪102.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
F CFA270,912
|
$937.71
₪3,495.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
F CFA140,758
|
$781.37
₪2,912.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
F CFA27,579
|
$174.52
₪650.56
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guinea-Bissau
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$818.87
₪3,052.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,820.34
₪32,879.58
|
pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea-Bissau
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
F CFA562
|
$7.83
₪29.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
$3.48
₪12.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$9.79
₪36.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$63.71
₪237.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$11.62
₪43.33
|
|
pay 7.4% more for clothing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Israel
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
F CFA56,101
|
$86.13
₪321.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$53.49
₪199.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
F CFA51,001
|
$109.65
₪408.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
F CFA66,301
|
$124.42
₪463.78
|
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