Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 99.2% more expensive than Nigeria.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Nigeria
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
NGN4,464.29
|
$4.98
F CFA2,943
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.43
NGN8,947.65
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
NGN626.50
|
$1.33
F CFA785
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
NGN502.77
|
$1.66
F CFA981
|
|
pay 58.8% more for groceries
Nigeria
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
NGN2,210.21
|
$0.91
F CFA541
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.32
NGN3,815.47
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.06
NGN18,211.45
|
$6.28
F CFA3,713
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
NGN3,057.65
|
$4.98
F CFA2,943
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
NGN4,098.60
|
$6.02
F CFA3,559
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
NGN3,014.07
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
NGN1,420.81
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
NGN1,208.67
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NGN1,365.38
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
NGN1,511.13
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
NGN1,466.41
|
?? | |
pay 3.3% less for transportation
Nigeria
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.36
NGN3,879.64
|
$4.59
F CFA2,713
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.66
NGN58,733.24
|
$9.47
F CFA5,595
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,742.56
NGN16,048,244.03
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.25
NGN16,889.29
|
$7.05
F CFA4,169
|
|
pay 93.4% more for housing
Nigeria
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.04
NGN54,424.29
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$806.81
NGN1,328,996.62
|
$440.73
F CFA260,515
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$498.69
NGN821,464.50
|
$228.99
F CFA135,357
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.06
NGN26,452.92
|
$77.04
F CFA45,540
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Nigeria
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.23
NGN125,575.49
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,836.86
NGN3,025,724.51
|
?? |
pay 12.9% more for entertainment and sports
Nigeria
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
NGN1,504.85
|
$1.58
F CFA932
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
NGN3,554.23
|
$2.07
F CFA1,226
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.42
NGN2,331.35
|
$1.66
F CFA981
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.75
NGN62,189.21
|
$58.08
F CFA34,330
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.67
NGN10,988.42
|
$1.66
F CFA981
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Nigeria
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.52
NGN27,217.74
|
$91.27
F CFA53,948
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.67
NGN48,866.45
|
$58.08
F CFA34,330
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.82
NGN88,659.86
|
$82.97
F CFA49,044
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.66
NGN90,037.44
|
$107.86
F CFA63,757
|
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