Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 11.8% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 35.2% less for restaurants
|
Liberia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.95
|
$1.33
F CFA800
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
pay 10.6% more for groceries
|
Liberia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.17
|
$0.91
F CFA551
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.69
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,105.15
|
$6.28
F CFA3,787
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.42
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.35
|
$6.02
F CFA3,630
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.52
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD644.08
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.53
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.91
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.28
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD774.00
|
?? | |
pay 17.8% less for transportation
|
Liberia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.63
|
$4.59
F CFA2,767
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.47
F CFA5,707
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD981,020.29
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.89
|
$7.05
F CFA4,252
|
|
pay 19.2% more for housing
|
Liberia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,043.86
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,999.98
|
$440.73
F CFA265,725
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,415.00
|
$228.99
F CFA138,063
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,336.44
|
$77.04
F CFA46,451
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Liberia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,382.99
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,249.95
|
?? |
pay 48.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Liberia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$1.58
F CFA950
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.69
|
$2.07
F CFA1,251
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.50
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,754.37
|
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.58
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Liberia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,562.80
|
$91.27
F CFA55,027
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,530.62
|
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,884.37
|
$82.97
F CFA50,024
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,303.12
|
$107.86
F CFA65,032
|
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