Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 2.1 times more expensive than Gambia.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Gambia, you would:
pay 84.4% more for restaurants
Gambia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.61
GMD108.92
|
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.63
GMD381.23
|
$2.27
F CFA1,388
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
GMD46.59
|
$1.23
F CFA754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
GMD31.77
|
$1.45
F CFA891
|
|
pay 34.6% more for groceries
Gambia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
GMD34.04
|
$0.59
F CFA360
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.87
GMD194.33
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
GMD303.40
|
$6.34
F CFA3,888
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
GMD102.74
|
$3.18
F CFA1,951
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GMD102.00
|
$2.91
F CFA1,786
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
GMD58.86
|
$1.05
F CFA641
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
GMD45.85
|
$0.80
F CFA489
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
GMD61.14
|
$0.48
F CFA291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
GMD37.94
|
$1.14
F CFA699
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
GMD28.83
|
$0.36
F CFA221
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
GMD24.79
|
$0.38
F CFA233
|
|
pay 33.5% more for transportation
Gambia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
GMD235.25
|
$4.64
F CFA2,841
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.90
GMD1,416.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,170.42
GMD147,045.82
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.12
F CFA4,365
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Gambia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$112.54
GMD7,624.60
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$192.93
GMD13,070.74
|
$445.17
F CFA272,767
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.51
GMD6,809.69
|
$231.30
F CFA141,723
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.62
GMD2,074.39
|
$45.32
F CFA27,768
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Gambia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.51
GMD2,541.53
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.27
GMD50,830.65
|
?? |
pay 8.2% more for entertainment and sports
Gambia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
GMD108.92
|
$0.92
F CFA566
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
GMD118.00
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
GMD83.51
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.15
GMD2,178.46
|
$58.66
F CFA35,945
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.75
GMD254.15
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for clothing
Gambia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$6.97
GMD472.00
|
$92.19
F CFA56,485
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.80
GMD1,815.38
|
$58.66
F CFA35,945
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.23
GMD3,267.68
|
$83.81
F CFA51,350
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.62
GMD2,142.15
|
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
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