Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 31.9% more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 36.6% more for restaurants
Guinea-Bissau
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
$5.22
Q40.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
CFA1,389
|
$5.77
Q44.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
CFA754
|
$1.04
Q8.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
CFA891
|
$0.75
Q5.81
|
|
pay 40.1% more for groceries
Guinea-Bissau
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA360
|
$1.81
Q14.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.52
Q19.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
CFA3,891
|
$6.12
Q47.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
CFA1,953
|
$1.93
Q15.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
CFA1,787
|
$2.75
Q21.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
CFA641
|
$1.43
Q11.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA490
|
$0.50
Q3.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA291
|
$1.05
Q8.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
CFA699
|
$0.68
Q5.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
CFA221
|
$0.71
Q5.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
CFA233
|
$0.62
Q4.87
|
|
pay 1.2% more for transportation
Guinea-Bissau
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CFA2,843
|
$3.76
Q29.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.82
Q115.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$17,182.24
Q133,970.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
CFA4,368
|
$8.66
Q67.49
|
|
pay 25.3% more for housing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$48.06
Q374.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
CFA272,995
|
$396.59
Q3,092.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
CFA141,841
|
$390.71
Q3,046.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
CFA27,791
|
$53.38
Q416.17
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guinea-Bissau
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$172.19
Q1,342.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,273.28
Q41,115.98
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea-Bissau
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
CFA566
|
$2.15
Q16.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
CFA1,285
|
$2.32
Q18.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
$3.36
Q26.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
CFA35,975
|
$41.57
Q324.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
$6.84
Q53.32
|
|
pay 16.4% less for clothing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
CFA56,532
|
$43.92
Q342.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
CFA35,975
|
$47.75
Q372.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
CFA51,393
|
$98.16
Q765.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
CFA66,811
|
$95.99
Q748.47
|
|
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