Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 5.6 times more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 6.8 times more for restaurants
Guinea-Bissau
|
Monaco
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
$41.23
€38.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
F CFA1,379
|
$10.44
€9.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
F CFA749
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA885
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Guinea-Bissau
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$10.72
€9.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
F CFA3,861
|
$8.50
€7.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
F CFA1,938
|
$4.29
€3.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
F CFA1,774
|
$6.64
€6.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
F CFA636
|
$1.33
€1.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
F CFA694
|
$1.87
€1.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
F CFA220
|
$1.37
€1.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
F CFA231
|
$1.39
€1.29
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Guinea-Bissau
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
F CFA2,821
|
$8.27
€7.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.21
€35.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,988.99
€20,400.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
F CFA4,335
|
$18.25
€16.93
|
|
pay 12.3 times more for housing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$107.38
€99.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
F CFA270,912
|
$5,818.99
€5,398.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
F CFA140,758
|
$4,384.68
€4,067.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
F CFA27,579
|
$226.60
€210.23
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guinea-Bissau
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$3,518.24
€3,264.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$19,240.37
€17,850.25
|
pay 7.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea-Bissau
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
F CFA562
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
$4.42
€4.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$12.09
€11.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$604.70
€561.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Monaco
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
F CFA56,101
|
$142.47
€132.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$39.03
€36.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
F CFA51,001
|
$149.66
€138.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
F CFA66,301
|
$481.56
€446.77
|
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