Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 8.7% more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 9.2% less for restaurants
Guinea-Bissau
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
$3.67
ZK97.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
CFA1,389
|
$3.41
ZK90.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
CFA754
|
$0.88
ZK23.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
CFA891
|
$0.47
ZK12.40
|
|
pay 18.2% more for groceries
Guinea-Bissau
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA360
|
$0.95
ZK25.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.56
ZK121.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
CFA3,891
|
$5.08
ZK134.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
CFA1,953
|
$1.73
ZK45.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
CFA1,787
|
$1.90
ZK50.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
CFA641
|
$1.13
ZK29.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA490
|
$0.68
ZK17.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA291
|
$1.14
ZK30.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
CFA699
|
$0.53
ZK13.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
CFA221
|
$0.56
ZK14.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
CFA233
|
$0.72
ZK19.14
|
|
pay 18.0% more for transportation
Guinea-Bissau
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CFA2,843
|
$5.26
ZK139.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.62
ZK813.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$12,371.75
ZK328,661.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
CFA4,368
|
$8.73
ZK232.01
|
|
pay 27.5% more for housing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$103.74
ZK2,755.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
CFA272,995
|
$274.41
ZK7,289.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
CFA141,841
|
$193.01
ZK5,127.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
CFA27,791
|
$107.59
ZK2,858.12
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guinea-Bissau
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$171.24
ZK4,549.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$14,061.39
ZK373,546.90
|
pay 21.6% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea-Bissau
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
CFA566
|
$1.22
ZK32.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
CFA1,285
|
$1.81
ZK47.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
$2.66
ZK70.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
CFA35,975
|
$28.16
ZK747.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
$3.06
ZK81.35
|
|
pay 23.6% less for clothing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
CFA56,532
|
$44.18
ZK1,173.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
CFA35,975
|
$31.12
ZK826.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
CFA51,393
|
$90.18
ZK2,395.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
CFA66,811
|
$105.64
ZK2,806.40
|
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