Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 31.1% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 39.1% more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN25.44
|
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN15.86
|
$2.27
CFA1,389
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN2.47
|
$1.23
CFA754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.58
|
$1.45
CFA891
|
|
pay 37.8% more for groceries
Belarus
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.94
|
$0.59
CFA360
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN10.71
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN9.65
|
$6.34
CFA3,891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN4.41
|
$3.18
CFA1,953
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN5.85
|
$2.91
CFA1,787
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
$1.05
CFA641
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.74
|
$0.80
CFA490
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.90
|
$0.48
CFA291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.46
|
$1.14
CFA699
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
$0.36
CFA221
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN1.02
|
$0.38
CFA233
|
|
pay 29.2% more for transportation
Belarus
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN11.14
|
$4.64
CFA2,843
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN53.84
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN69,511.07
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN19.17
|
$7.12
CFA4,368
|
|
pay 36.9% more for housing
Belarus
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN40.99
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN832.50
|
$445.17
CFA272,995
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN540.55
|
$231.30
CFA141,841
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN156.64
|
$45.32
CFA27,791
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Belarus
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN2,342.01
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN32,174.66
|
?? |
pay 12.0% more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN3.15
|
$0.92
CFA566
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN5.49
|
$2.10
CFA1,285
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN5.57
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN96.17
|
$58.66
CFA35,975
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN13.91
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
|
pay 31.7% more for clothing
Belarus
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN203.15
|
$92.19
CFA56,532
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN121.48
|
$58.66
CFA35,975
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN269.26
|
$83.81
CFA51,393
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN304.77
|
$108.95
CFA66,811
|
|
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