Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 67.7% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
F CFA510
|
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
F CFA1,327
|
$2.27
F CFA1,380
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
F CFA383
|
$1.23
F CFA749
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
F CFA306
|
$1.45
F CFA885
|
|
pay 5.6% more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
F CFA646
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? | ?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
F CFA5,215
|
$6.34
F CFA3,865
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
F CFA1,225
|
$3.18
F CFA1,940
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
F CFA1,852
|
$2.91
F CFA1,775
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
F CFA571
|
$1.05
F CFA637
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA347
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA262
|
$0.48
F CFA289
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$1.14
F CFA695
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.36
F CFA220
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA324
|
$0.38
F CFA232
|
|
pay 5.3% less for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
F CFA2,522
|
$4.64
F CFA2,824
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
F CFA5,616
|
$7.12
F CFA4,339
|
|
pay 0.6% less for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
F CFA22,768
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
F CFA255,251
|
$445.17
F CFA271,174
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
F CFA105,929
|
$231.30
F CFA140,895
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
F CFA46,846
|
$45.32
F CFA27,606
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
F CFA44,244
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
F CFA9,406,199
|
?? |
pay 20.9% more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
F CFA715
|
$0.92
F CFA562
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
F CFA8,168
|
$92.19
F CFA56,155
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
F CFA20,420
|
$83.81
F CFA51,050
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
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