Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 2.5 times more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Guinea-Bissau
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
$18.43
€17.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
CFA1,389
|
$10.18
€9.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
CFA754
|
$2.64
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
CFA891
|
$2.36
€2.20
|
|
pay 49.5% more for groceries
Guinea-Bissau
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA360
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.70
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
CFA3,891
|
$3.76
€3.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
CFA1,953
|
$2.74
€2.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
CFA1,787
|
$4.52
€4.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
CFA641
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA490
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA291
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
CFA699
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
CFA221
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
CFA233
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Guinea-Bissau
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CFA2,843
|
$7.59
€7.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$48.84
€45.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,847.12
€24,164.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
CFA4,368
|
$23.82
€22.27
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$52.54
€49.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
CFA272,995
|
$812.75
€759.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
CFA141,841
|
$677.61
€633.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
CFA27,791
|
$147.81
€138.18
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guinea-Bissau
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$446.94
€417.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,799.70
€12,901.13
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea-Bissau
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
CFA566
|
$4.38
€4.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
CFA1,285
|
$3.23
€3.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
$8.08
€7.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
CFA35,975
|
$31.77
€29.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
$11.38
€10.64
|
|
pay 6.1% less for clothing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
CFA56,532
|
$84.51
€79.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
CFA35,975
|
$39.84
€37.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
CFA51,393
|
$89.20
€83.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
CFA66,811
|
$119.38
€111.61
|
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