Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 2.4 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of India, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
India
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹186.89
|
$3.35
CFA2,025
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹327.59
|
$2.27
CFA1,369
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.41
|
$1.23
CFA743
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.50
|
$1.45
CFA878
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
India
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.65
|
$0.59
CFA355
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹209.44
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹206.99
|
$6.34
CFA3,833
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.68
|
$3.18
CFA1,924
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.58
|
$2.91
CFA1,761
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹69.42
|
$1.05
CFA632
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.58
|
$0.80
CFA482
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹37.00
|
$0.48
CFA287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.24
|
$1.14
CFA689
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.62
|
$0.36
CFA218
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.79
|
$0.38
CFA230
|
|
pay 80.5% more for transportation
India
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹399.70
|
$4.64
CFA2,801
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹700.11
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,098,157.11
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹225.46
|
$7.12
CFA4,303
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
India
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹705.05
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,544.59
|
$445.17
CFA268,926
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,148.89
|
$231.30
CFA139,727
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,184.14
|
$45.32
CFA27,377
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
India
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,979.25
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,852.32
|
?? |
pay 28.6% more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹157.44
|
$0.92
CFA558
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹117.15
|
$2.10
CFA1,266
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹321.47
|
$1.68
CFA1,013
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,425.46
|
$58.66
CFA35,439
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹245.53
|
$1.68
CFA1,013
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
India
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,125.57
|
$92.19
CFA55,690
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,242.63
|
$58.66
CFA35,439
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,450.64
|
$83.81
CFA50,627
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,570.46
|
$108.95
CFA65,815
|
|
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