Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 46.0% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 55.8% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£29.78
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.23
|
$1.33
F CFA800
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.80
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
pay 15.2% less for groceries
Jersey
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Guinea-Bissau
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
$0.91
F CFA551
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.32
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£5.91
|
$6.28
F CFA3,787
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£3.97
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.25
|
$6.02
F CFA3,630
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.53
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.68
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.42
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.13
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.86
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.73
|
?? | |
pay 67.8% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.54
|
$4.59
F CFA2,767
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£51.62
|
$9.47
F CFA5,707
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£23,973.55
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£32.44
|
$7.05
F CFA4,252
|
|
pay 63.8% less for housing
Jersey
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£50.63
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,464.22
|
$440.73
F CFA265,725
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
$228.99
F CFA138,063
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£85.16
|
$77.04
F CFA46,451
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Jersey
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,575.90
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,744.81
|
?? |
pay 66.9% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
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Guinea-Bissau
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.46
|
$1.58
F CFA950
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.75
|
$2.07
F CFA1,251
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.18
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£60.06
|
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£12.91
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
pay 6.3% less for clothing
Jersey
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Guinea-Bissau
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£74.45
|
$91.27
F CFA55,027
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£42.69
|
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£78.17
|
$82.97
F CFA50,024
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£96.79
|
$107.86
F CFA65,032
|
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