Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 57.9% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 25.5% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
FG42,961
|
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
FG94,515
|
$2.27
CFA1,389
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
FG11,810
|
$1.23
CFA754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
FG10,311
|
$1.45
CFA891
|
|
pay 18.8% less for groceries
Guinea
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
FG6,444
|
$0.59
CFA360
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
FG60,146
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
FG68,303
|
$6.34
CFA3,891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
FG22,340
|
$3.18
CFA1,953
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
FG25,333
|
$2.91
CFA1,787
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
FG10,921
|
$1.05
CFA641
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
FG7,795
|
$0.80
CFA490
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,820
|
$0.48
CFA291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FG8,948
|
$1.14
CFA699
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,820
|
$0.36
CFA221
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,820
|
$0.38
CFA233
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FG32,525
|
$4.64
CFA2,843
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
FG128,884
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
FG11,170
|
$7.12
CFA4,368
|
|
pay 10.9% less for housing
Guinea
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
FG859,227
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
FG4,643,113
|
$445.17
CFA272,995
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
FG2,577,680
|
$231.30
CFA141,841
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
FG361,381
|
$45.32
CFA27,791
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guinea
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
FG6,487,162
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
FG60,145,872
|
?? |
pay 7.0% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
FG20,393
|
$0.92
CFA566
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
FG17,185
|
$2.10
CFA1,285
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
FG12,888
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
FG217,756
|
$58.66
CFA35,975
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
FG29,965
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Guinea
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
FG171,845
|
$92.19
CFA56,532
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
FG257,768
|
$58.66
CFA35,975
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
FG429,613
|
$83.81
CFA51,393
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
FG429,613
|
$108.95
CFA66,811
|
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