Cost of living comparison
Russia is 3.8% cheaper than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Russia instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 33.8% more for restaurants
Guinea-Bissau
|
Russia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
$7.74
RUB714.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
F CFA1,379
|
$4.69
RUB432.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
F CFA749
|
$0.85
RUB78.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA885
|
$0.41
RUB37.80
|
|
pay 24.5% less for groceries
Guinea-Bissau
|
Russia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$0.54
RUB49.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.40
RUB406.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
F CFA3,861
|
$3.48
RUB320.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
F CFA1,938
|
$1.27
RUB117.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
F CFA1,774
|
$1.79
RUB165.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
F CFA636
|
$0.62
RUB56.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.56
RUB51.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$0.66
RUB61.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
F CFA694
|
$1.03
RUB95.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
F CFA220
|
$0.30
RUB27.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
F CFA231
|
$0.25
RUB23.34
|
|
pay 50.5% less for transportation
Guinea-Bissau
|
Russia
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
F CFA2,821
|
$2.37
RUB218.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$19.36
RUB1,785.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,226.85
RUB2,880,706.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
F CFA4,335
|
$3.41
RUB314.35
|
|
pay 5.5% more for housing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$6.56
RUB605.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
F CFA270,912
|
$310.33
RUB28,628.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
F CFA140,758
|
$214.38
RUB19,776.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
F CFA27,579
|
$69.84
RUB6,443.26
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guinea-Bissau
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$220.41
RUB20,333.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,693.93
RUB433,019.12
|
pay 36.0% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea-Bissau
|
Russia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
F CFA562
|
$1.55
RUB143.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
$1.73
RUB159.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$2.23
RUB206.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$31.55
RUB2,910.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$4.06
RUB374.67
|
|
pay 23.0% less for clothing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Russia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
F CFA56,101
|
$62.85
RUB5,798.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$39.44
RUB3,638.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
F CFA51,001
|
$79.13
RUB7,300.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
F CFA66,301
|
$85.30
RUB7,869.21
|
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