Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 22.6% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 14.0% more for restaurants
Brazil
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
R$25.16
|
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
R$31.88
|
$2.27
F CFA1,380
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
R$5.17
|
$1.23
F CFA749
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
R$3.18
|
$1.45
F CFA885
|
|
pay 27.3% more for groceries
Brazil
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
R$7.03
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
R$20.47
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
R$19.29
|
$6.34
F CFA3,865
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
R$9.74
|
$3.18
F CFA1,940
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
R$9.19
|
$2.91
F CFA1,775
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
R$3.75
|
$1.05
F CFA637
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.49
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
R$2.22
|
$0.48
F CFA289
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.54
|
$1.14
F CFA695
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.39
|
$0.36
F CFA220
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.29
|
$0.38
F CFA232
|
|
pay 4.2% less for transportation
Brazil
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
R$23.79
|
$4.64
F CFA2,824
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.51
R$220.68
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,854.65
R$100,712.71
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.69
R$39.02
|
$7.12
F CFA4,339
|
|
pay 20.8% more for housing
Brazil
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.91
R$101.02
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.83
R$1,429.58
|
$445.17
F CFA271,174
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.14
R$923.90
|
$231.30
F CFA140,895
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.55
R$296.99
|
$45.32
F CFA27,606
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Brazil
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.18
R$1,274.10
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,814.17
R$29,492.40
|
?? |
pay 9.0% more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
R$8.21
|
$0.92
F CFA562
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
R$7.98
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.32
R$11.74
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.14
R$117.38
|
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.80
R$29.41
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
pay 68.6% more for clothing
Brazil
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.10
R$218.64
|
$92.19
F CFA56,155
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.84
R$207.15
|
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.61
R$358.16
|
$83.81
F CFA51,050
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.94
R$278.69
|
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
|
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