Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 2.3 times more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Guinea-Bissau
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
$14.85
UYU571.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
F CFA1,379
|
$10.53
UYU405.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
F CFA749
|
$2.29
UYU88.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA885
|
$1.66
UYU64.04
|
|
pay 64.9% more for groceries
Guinea-Bissau
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$2.03
UYU78.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.05
UYU194.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
F CFA3,861
|
$4.04
UYU155.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
F CFA1,938
|
$3.14
UYU120.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
F CFA1,774
|
$4.93
UYU189.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
F CFA636
|
$1.08
UYU41.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$1.39
UYU53.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$0.73
UYU28.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
F CFA694
|
$1.20
UYU46.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
F CFA220
|
$0.80
UYU30.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
F CFA231
|
$0.81
UYU31.19
|
|
pay 93.2% more for transportation
Guinea-Bissau
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
F CFA2,821
|
$7.10
UYU273.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$48.05
UYU1,849.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,679.53
UYU1,412,343.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
F CFA4,335
|
$16.61
UYU639.48
|
|
pay 62.8% more for housing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$37.95
UYU1,461.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
F CFA270,912
|
$510.80
UYU19,668.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
F CFA140,758
|
$384.82
UYU14,817.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
F CFA27,579
|
$93.98
UYU3,618.84
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guinea-Bissau
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$389.18
UYU14,985.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,681.58
UYU257,274.11
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea-Bissau
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
F CFA562
|
$3.62
UYU139.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
$3.84
UYU147.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$4.82
UYU185.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$49.95
UYU1,923.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$9.51
UYU366.02
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
F CFA56,101
|
$92.12
UYU3,547.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$41.63
UYU1,603.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
F CFA51,001
|
$107.70
UYU4,147.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
F CFA66,301
|
$109.72
UYU4,224.60
|
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