Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 19.1% cheaper than Iowa.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Iowa, you would:
pay 36.4% less for restaurants
Iowa
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.06
|
$4.98
F CFA3,030
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.56
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
|
$1.33
F CFA808
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
|
$1.66
F CFA1,010
|
|
pay 28.1% more for groceries
Iowa
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
|
$0.91
F CFA557
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.42
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
|
$6.28
F CFA3,823
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
|
$4.98
F CFA3,030
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.79
|
$6.02
F CFA3,664
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
?? | |
pay 29.0% less for transportation
Iowa
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.22
|
$4.59
F CFA2,793
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.67
|
$9.47
F CFA5,760
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,291.62
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.84
|
$7.05
F CFA4,292
|
|
pay 59.2% less for housing
Iowa
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.69
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,107.08
|
$440.73
F CFA268,211
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$831.82
|
$228.99
F CFA139,355
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.13
|
$77.04
F CFA46,886
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Iowa
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,030.74
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,379.75
|
?? |
pay 53.4% less for entertainment and sports
Iowa
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
|
$1.58
F CFA959
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
|
$2.07
F CFA1,262
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.26
|
$1.66
F CFA1,010
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.83
|
$58.08
F CFA35,345
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.12
|
$1.66
F CFA1,010
|
|
pay 35.1% more for clothing
Iowa
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.34
|
$91.27
F CFA55,542
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.37
|
$58.08
F CFA35,345
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.19
|
$82.97
F CFA50,492
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.97
|
$107.86
F CFA65,640
|
|
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