Cost of living comparison
Utah is 2.5 times more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Utah instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Guinea-Bissau
|
Utah
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
$13.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
F CFA1,388
|
$9.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
F CFA754
|
$1.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA891
|
$1.41
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Guinea-Bissau
|
Utah
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA360
|
$2.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
F CFA3,888
|
$3.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
F CFA1,951
|
$3.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
F CFA1,786
|
$4.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
F CFA641
|
$1.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA489
|
$0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA291
|
$1.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
F CFA699
|
$1.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
F CFA221
|
$1.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
F CFA233
|
$1.02
|
|
pay 64.7% more for transportation
Guinea-Bissau
|
Utah
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
F CFA2,841
|
$4.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$82.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,068.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
F CFA4,365
|
$17.31
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Utah
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$63.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
F CFA272,767
|
$1,360.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
F CFA141,723
|
$1,174.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
F CFA27,768
|
$114.27
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guinea-Bissau
|
Utah
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$779.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$14,138.38
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea-Bissau
|
Utah
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
F CFA566
|
$5.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
$5.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$7.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
F CFA35,945
|
$37.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$11.28
|
|
pay 19.8% less for clothing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Utah
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
F CFA56,485
|
$47.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
F CFA35,945
|
$39.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
F CFA51,350
|
$77.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
$118.69
|
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