Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 32.2% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 57.9% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
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Guinea-Bissau
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.22
€18.58
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.84
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.13
€2.87
|
$1.33
F CFA800
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.57
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
pay 1.2% less for groceries
Luxembourg
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Guinea-Bissau
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
€2.68
|
$0.91
F CFA551
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.10
€7.45
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
€4.55
|
$6.28
F CFA3,787
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
€3.58
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.51
€5.07
|
$6.02
F CFA3,630
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.09
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.71
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
€1.77
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
?? | |
pay 50.0% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Guinea-Bissau
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.52
|
$4.59
F CFA2,767
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.47
F CFA5,707
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,590.69
€25,359.98
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.95
€27.52
|
$7.05
F CFA4,252
|
|
pay 70.6% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.80
€45.77
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,699.58
€1,562.17
|
$440.73
F CFA265,725
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,475.67
€1,356.36
|
$228.99
F CFA138,063
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.91
€151.57
|
$77.04
F CFA46,451
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,178.26
€1,083.00
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,310.77
€15,911.19
|
?? |
pay 48.8% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.28
€4.85
|
$1.58
F CFA950
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.77
€3.47
|
$2.07
F CFA1,251
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
€5.49
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.65
€41.04
|
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.72
€11.69
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
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pay 35.0% more for clothing
Luxembourg
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Guinea-Bissau
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.55
€56.57
|
$91.27
F CFA55,027
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.61
€29.05
|
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.38
€79.40
|
$82.97
F CFA50,024
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.33
€88.54
|
$107.86
F CFA65,032
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