Cost of living comparison
Poland is 37.9% more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Poland instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 63.1% more for restaurants
Guinea-Bissau
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
$6.88
PLN27.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
F CFA1,379
|
$5.95
PLN23.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
F CFA749
|
$1.30
PLN5.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA885
|
$1.15
PLN4.59
|
|
pay 12.5% less for groceries
Guinea-Bissau
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$0.94
PLN3.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.34
PLN13.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
F CFA3,861
|
$2.82
PLN11.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
F CFA1,938
|
$2.49
PLN9.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
F CFA1,774
|
$2.20
PLN8.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
F CFA636
|
$0.38
PLN1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.55
PLN2.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$0.63
PLN2.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
F CFA694
|
$1.15
PLN4.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
F CFA220
|
$0.29
PLN1.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
F CFA231
|
$0.37
PLN1.49
|
|
pay 5.6% more for transportation
Guinea-Bissau
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
F CFA2,821
|
$5.68
PLN22.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.91
PLN95.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,787.24
PLN79,060.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
F CFA4,335
|
$6.31
PLN25.23
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$12.94
PLN51.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
F CFA270,912
|
$480.05
PLN1,918.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
F CFA140,758
|
$406.85
PLN1,625.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
F CFA27,579
|
$148.56
PLN593.57
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guinea-Bissau
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$228.50
PLN913.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,467.72
PLN17,850.97
|
pay 99.8% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea-Bissau
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
F CFA562
|
$2.34
PLN9.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
$2.45
PLN9.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$4.13
PLN16.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$27.45
PLN109.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$5.63
PLN22.48
|
|
pay 32.5% less for clothing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
F CFA56,101
|
$64.65
PLN258.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$30.33
PLN121.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
F CFA51,001
|
$66.37
PLN265.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
F CFA66,301
|
$75.24
PLN300.61
|
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