Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 29.9% more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 66.2% more for restaurants
Guinea-Bissau
|
Mexico
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
$8.03
MX$134.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
F CFA1,379
|
$6.54
MX$109.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
F CFA749
|
$1.03
MX$17.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA885
|
$0.77
MX$12.87
|
|
pay 30.5% more for groceries
Guinea-Bissau
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$1.99
MX$33.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.54
MX$59.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
F CFA3,861
|
$4.85
MX$81.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
F CFA1,938
|
$2.03
MX$33.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
F CFA1,774
|
$3.00
MX$50.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
F CFA636
|
$1.21
MX$20.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.55
MX$9.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$0.60
MX$9.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
F CFA694
|
$0.64
MX$10.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
F CFA220
|
$0.68
MX$11.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
F CFA231
|
$0.64
MX$10.76
|
|
pay 33.0% more for transportation
Guinea-Bissau
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
F CFA2,821
|
$4.64
MX$77.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.68
MX$347.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,674.04
MX$313,357.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
F CFA4,335
|
$11.82
MX$198.43
|
|
pay 7.4% more for housing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$30.39
MX$510.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
F CFA270,912
|
$421.91
MX$7,079.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
F CFA140,758
|
$289.43
MX$4,856.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
F CFA27,579
|
$46.38
MX$778.29
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guinea-Bissau
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$204.47
MX$3,431.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,904.22
MX$65,514.43
|
pay 74.7% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea-Bissau
|
Mexico
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
F CFA562
|
$2.08
MX$34.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
$2.65
MX$44.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$3.58
MX$60.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$34.48
MX$578.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$4.19
MX$70.32
|
|
pay 32.4% less for clothing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Mexico
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
F CFA56,101
|
$44.78
MX$751.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$34.80
MX$583.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
F CFA51,001
|
$81.99
MX$1,375.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
F CFA66,301
|
$70.46
MX$1,182.29
|
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