Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 3.1 times more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Guinea-Bissau
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,062
|
$17.84
kr2,519
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
CFA1,394
|
$14.27
kr2,015
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
CFA757
|
$2.32
kr327
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
CFA894
|
$2.12
kr300
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Guinea-Bissau
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
$3.42
kr484
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.98
kr845
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
CFA3,903
|
$5.33
kr752
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
CFA1,959
|
$5.66
kr799
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
CFA1,793
|
$7.09
kr1,002
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
CFA643
|
$1.16
kr164
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA491
|
$0.98
kr139
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA292
|
$1.17
kr166
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
CFA702
|
$1.84
kr259
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
CFA222
|
$0.96
kr135
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
CFA234
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Guinea-Bissau
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CFA2,852
|
$8.03
kr1,135
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$77.40
kr10,932
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,836.83
kr4,214,452
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
CFA4,382
|
$23.97
kr3,385
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$62.40
kr8,814
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
CFA273,866
|
$1,437.14
kr202,996
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
CFA142,293
|
$1,215.63
kr171,707
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
CFA27,880
|
$68.63
kr9,694
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guinea-Bissau
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$259.34
kr36,632
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,750.10
kr388,451
|
pay 5.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea-Bissau
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
CFA568
|
$8.52
kr1,204
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
$4.15
kr587
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
$10.64
kr1,502
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
CFA36,090
|
$56.90
kr8,037
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
$12.27
kr1,734
|
|
pay 38.8% more for clothing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
CFA56,713
|
$118.08
kr16,678
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
CFA36,090
|
$50.39
kr7,117
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
CFA51,557
|
$151.12
kr21,345
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
CFA67,024
|
$175.20
kr24,747
|
|
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