Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 25.3% cheaper than Palau.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Palau, you would:
pay 6.4% more for restaurants
|
Palau
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
|
$1.33
F CFA800
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
pay 32.8% less for groceries
|
Palau
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$0.91
F CFA551
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.97
|
$6.28
F CFA3,787
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.97
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.30
|
$6.02
F CFA3,630
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$7.50
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
?? | |
pay 32.0% less for transportation
|
Palau
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.75
|
$4.59
F CFA2,767
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.47
F CFA5,707
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.05
F CFA4,252
|
|
pay 59.1% less for housing
|
Palau
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.50
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.00
|
$440.73
F CFA265,725
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$228.99
F CFA138,063
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$77.04
F CFA46,451
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Palau
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.00
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,920.00
|
?? |
pay 26.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Palau
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
|
$1.58
F CFA950
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
|
$2.07
F CFA1,251
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.25
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
pay 8.0% less for clothing
|
Palau
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.50
|
$91.27
F CFA55,027
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.50
|
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$147.50
|
$82.97
F CFA50,024
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$195.00
|
$107.86
F CFA65,032
|
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