Cost of living comparison
Alabama is 2.4 times more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Alabama instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Guinea-Bissau
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$16.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
F CFA1,380
|
$8.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
F CFA749
|
$2.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA885
|
$1.96
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Guinea-Bissau
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$2.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
F CFA3,865
|
$3.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
F CFA1,940
|
$3.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
F CFA1,775
|
$5.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
F CFA637
|
$2.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$2.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
F CFA695
|
$1.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
F CFA220
|
$1.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
F CFA232
|
$1.23
|
|
pay 49.9% more for transportation
Guinea-Bissau
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
F CFA2,824
|
$3.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$70.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,359.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
F CFA4,339
|
$16.48
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$62.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
F CFA271,174
|
$980.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
F CFA140,895
|
$719.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
F CFA27,606
|
$142.47
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guinea-Bissau
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$886.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,933.33
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea-Bissau
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
F CFA562
|
$4.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
$4.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$6.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
$32.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$11.42
|
|
pay 24.0% less for clothing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
F CFA56,155
|
$40.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
$32.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
F CFA51,050
|
$83.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
$113.04
|
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