Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.5 times more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Guinea-Bissau
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,062
|
$17.09
£13.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
CFA1,394
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
CFA757
|
$1.84
£1.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
CFA894
|
$1.36
£1.10
|
|
pay 29.3% more for groceries
Guinea-Bissau
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.60
£2.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
CFA3,903
|
$4.68
£3.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
CFA1,959
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
CFA1,793
|
$3.16
£2.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
CFA643
|
$1.05
£0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA491
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA292
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
CFA702
|
$1.17
£0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
CFA222
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
CFA234
|
$0.58
£0.47
|
|
pay 93.2% more for transportation
Guinea-Bissau
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CFA2,852
|
$7.31
£5.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$91.63
£74.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
CFA4,382
|
$16.30
£13.18
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Guinea-Bissau
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$37.72
£30.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
CFA273,866
|
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
CFA142,293
|
$836.18
£676.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
CFA27,880
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guinea-Bissau
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea-Bissau
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
CFA568
|
$4.95
£4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
$3.59
£2.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
CFA36,090
|
$41.78
£33.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
$11.97
£9.68
|
|
pay 21.5% less for clothing
Guinea-Bissau
|
United Kingdom
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
CFA56,713
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
CFA36,090
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
CFA51,557
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
CFA67,024
|
$80.83
£65.35
|
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