Cost of living comparison
Romania is 23.6% more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Romania instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 58.2% more for restaurants
Guinea-Bissau
|
Romania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$6.92
RON31.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
F CFA1,380
|
$5.40
RON24.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
F CFA749
|
$1.30
RON5.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA885
|
$1.20
RON5.55
|
|
pay 13.2% less for groceries
Guinea-Bissau
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$0.92
RON4.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.06
RON14.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
F CFA3,865
|
$4.98
RON23.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
F CFA1,940
|
$2.57
RON11.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
F CFA1,775
|
$2.23
RON10.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
F CFA637
|
$0.43
RON1.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.59
RON2.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$0.58
RON2.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
F CFA695
|
$0.87
RON4.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
F CFA220
|
$0.29
RON1.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
F CFA232
|
$0.31
RON1.43
|
|
pay 8.2% more for transportation
Guinea-Bissau
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
F CFA2,824
|
$6.47
RON29.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$18.36
RON84.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,112.96
RON88,317.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
F CFA4,339
|
$5.47
RON25.27
|
|
pay 25.8% more for housing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$8.88
RON41.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
F CFA271,174
|
$288.89
RON1,334.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
F CFA140,895
|
$212.37
RON981.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
F CFA27,606
|
$100.05
RON462.29
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guinea-Bissau
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$311.36
RON1,438.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,083.75
RON23,491.01
|
pay 94.6% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea-Bissau
|
Romania
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
F CFA562
|
$1.58
RON7.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
$1.81
RON8.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$4.90
RON22.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
$35.37
RON163.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$6.08
RON28.11
|
|
pay 32.2% less for clothing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Romania
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
F CFA56,155
|
$57.53
RON265.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
$31.55
RON145.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
F CFA51,050
|
$70.03
RON323.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
$77.90
RON359.97
|
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