Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 9.2% more expensive than Angola.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Angola, you would:
pay 34.2% less for restaurants
Angola
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.84
Kz6,537.39
|
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.50
Kz7,089.51
|
$2.27
CFA1,389
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
Kz1,488.49
|
$1.23
CFA754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
Kz972.98
|
$1.45
CFA891
|
|
pay 10.5% less for groceries
Angola
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
Kz1,374.16
|
$0.59
CFA360
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
Kz4,439.33
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.62
Kz5,524.81
|
$6.34
CFA3,891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
Kz2,223.16
|
$3.18
CFA1,953
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
Kz2,372.68
|
$2.91
CFA1,787
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
Kz1,133.17
|
$1.05
CFA641
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
Kz310.82
|
$0.80
CFA490
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.92
Kz1,603.58
|
$0.48
CFA291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
Kz735.08
|
$1.14
CFA699
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
Kz628.58
|
$0.36
CFA221
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
Kz649.51
|
$0.38
CFA233
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Angola
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.31
Kz1,095.57
|
$4.64
CFA2,843
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.78
Kz26,509.43
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,935.66
Kz17,461,594.03
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.03
Kz12,536.50
|
$7.12
CFA4,368
|
|
pay 76.2% more for housing
Angola
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$186.36
Kz155,436.03
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.16
Kz222,827.94
|
$445.17
CFA272,995
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$80.85
Kz67,433.62
|
$231.30
CFA141,841
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
Kz49,809.86
|
$45.32
CFA27,791
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Angola
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.79
Kz424,360.44
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,426.70
Kz8,696,497.15
|
?? |
pay 29.8% less for entertainment and sports
Angola
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
Kz1,626.42
|
$0.92
CFA566
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
Kz3,136.66
|
$2.10
CFA1,285
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
Kz1,987.10
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.05
Kz33,401.09
|
$58.66
CFA35,975
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
Kz4,521.95
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
|
pay 46.5% less for clothing
Angola
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.95
Kz80,031.83
|
$92.19
CFA56,532
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$150.31
Kz125,364.95
|
$58.66
CFA35,975
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$252.73
Kz210,790.45
|
$83.81
CFA51,393
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$238.10
Kz198,589.05
|
$108.95
CFA66,811
|
|
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