Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 60.0% more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 4.5% more for restaurants
Guinea-Bissau
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
$3.01
$4.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
CFA1,389
|
$5.11
$6.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
CFA754
|
$0.75
$1.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
CFA891
|
$0.60
$0.82
|
|
pay 93.4% more for groceries
Guinea-Bissau
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA360
|
$1.68
$2.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.73
$7.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
CFA3,891
|
$5.55
$7.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
CFA1,953
|
$2.35
$3.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
CFA1,787
|
$3.34
$4.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
CFA641
|
$1.79
$2.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA490
|
$1.02
$1.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA291
|
$1.71
$2.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
CFA699
|
$2.17
$2.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
CFA221
|
$0.94
$1.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
CFA233
|
$1.00
$1.36
|
|
pay 61.7% more for transportation
Guinea-Bissau
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CFA2,843
|
$1.41
$1.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.56
$30.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,924.67
$31,280.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
CFA4,368
|
$20.87
$28.47
|
|
pay 51.6% more for housing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$79.08
$107.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
CFA272,995
|
$670.39
$914.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
CFA141,841
|
$490.05
$668.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
CFA27,791
|
$41.83
$57.08
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guinea-Bissau
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$208.21
$284.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,629.17
$13,138.83
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea-Bissau
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
CFA566
|
$2.35
$3.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
CFA1,285
|
$3.44
$4.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
$9.40
$12.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
CFA35,975
|
$66.07
$90.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
$4.51
$6.16
|
|
pay 23.5% less for clothing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
CFA56,532
|
$60.00
$81.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
CFA35,975
|
$28.17
$38.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
CFA51,393
|
$107.85
$147.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
CFA66,811
|
$69.99
$95.51
|
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