Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 49.9% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 60.9% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
ISK2,504
|
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
ISK2,003
|
$2.27
F CFA1,388
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
ISK325
|
$1.23
F CFA754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
ISK298
|
$1.45
F CFA891
|
|
pay 38.0% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
ISK481
|
$0.59
F CFA360
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
ISK840
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
ISK748
|
$6.34
F CFA3,888
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
ISK794
|
$3.18
F CFA1,951
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
ISK996
|
$2.91
F CFA1,786
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
ISK163
|
$1.05
F CFA641
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ISK138
|
$0.80
F CFA489
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK164
|
$0.48
F CFA291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
ISK258
|
$1.14
F CFA699
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ISK134
|
$0.36
F CFA221
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ISK72
|
$0.38
F CFA233
|
|
pay 56.3% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
ISK1,128
|
$4.64
F CFA2,841
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
ISK10,866
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
ISK4,189,091
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
ISK3,365
|
$7.12
F CFA4,365
|
|
pay 61.3% less for housing
Iceland
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
ISK8,761
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
ISK201,775
|
$445.17
F CFA272,767
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
ISK170,674
|
$231.30
F CFA141,723
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
ISK9,636
|
$45.32
F CFA27,768
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Iceland
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
ISK36,412
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
ISK386,114
|
?? |
pay 61.2% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
ISK1,196
|
$0.92
F CFA566
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
ISK583
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
ISK1,493
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
ISK7,989
|
$58.66
F CFA35,945
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
ISK1,723
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
pay 21.9% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
ISK16,578
|
$92.19
F CFA56,485
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
ISK7,075
|
$58.66
F CFA35,945
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
ISK21,217
|
$83.81
F CFA51,350
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
ISK24,598
|
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
|
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