Cost of living comparison
Spain is 81.6% more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Spain instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Guinea-Bissau
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,025
|
$12.45
€11.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
CFA1,369
|
$8.47
€7.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
CFA743
|
$1.99
€1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
CFA878
|
$1.40
€1.29
|
|
pay 20.2% more for groceries
Guinea-Bissau
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA355
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.73
€5.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
CFA3,833
|
$3.55
€3.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
CFA1,924
|
$2.35
€2.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
CFA1,761
|
$3.11
€2.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
CFA632
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA482
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA287
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
CFA689
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
CFA218
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
CFA230
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 71.2% more for transportation
Guinea-Bissau
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CFA2,801
|
$6.67
€6.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.84
€36.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,357.72
€22,432.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
CFA4,303
|
$14.14
€13.02
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$40.62
€37.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
CFA268,926
|
$697.48
€642.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
CFA139,727
|
$570.67
€525.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
CFA27,377
|
$106.79
€98.35
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guinea-Bissau
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$342.46
€315.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,368.05
€6,785.60
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea-Bissau
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
CFA558
|
$2.66
€2.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
CFA1,266
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,013
|
$5.55
€5.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
CFA35,439
|
$43.33
€39.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
CFA1,013
|
$8.42
€7.75
|
|
pay 22.9% less for clothing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
CFA55,690
|
$73.58
€67.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
CFA35,439
|
$33.02
€30.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
CFA50,627
|
$74.35
€68.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
CFA65,815
|
$91.35
€84.13
|
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