Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 38.5% more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 84.5% more for restaurants
Guinea-Bissau
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
$8.56
€8.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
CFA1,389
|
$5.22
€4.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
CFA754
|
$1.93
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
CFA891
|
$1.38
€1.29
|
|
pay 3.2% less for groceries
Guinea-Bissau
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA360
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.88
€3.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
CFA3,891
|
$4.85
€4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
CFA1,953
|
$2.75
€2.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
CFA1,787
|
$2.92
€2.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
CFA641
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA490
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA291
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
CFA699
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
CFA221
|
$0.39
€0.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
CFA233
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
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pay 23.6% more for transportation
Guinea-Bissau
|
Montenegro
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CFA2,843
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$31.61
€29.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,324.04
€21,805.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
CFA4,368
|
$8.13
€7.60
|
|
pay 52.7% more for housing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Montenegro
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$27.13
€25.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
CFA272,995
|
$508.64
€475.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
CFA141,841
|
$362.93
€339.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
CFA27,791
|
$84.67
€79.16
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guinea-Bissau
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$242.86
€227.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,565.21
€8,942.37
|
pay 90.5% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea-Bissau
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
CFA566
|
$2.55
€2.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
CFA1,285
|
$1.70
€1.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
$4.01
€3.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
CFA35,975
|
$34.67
€32.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
$4.98
€4.66
|
|
pay 17.3% less for clothing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Montenegro
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
CFA56,532
|
$56.33
€52.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
CFA35,975
|
$31.75
€29.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
CFA51,393
|
$86.76
€81.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
CFA66,811
|
$122.16
€114.21
|
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