Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 38.5% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 51.1% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.55
|
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.79
|
$2.27
CFA1,389
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.91
|
$1.23
CFA754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$1.45
CFA891
|
|
pay 22.8% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
$0.59
CFA360
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.03
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.44
|
$6.34
CFA3,891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
$3.18
CFA1,953
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.62
|
$2.91
CFA1,787
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$1.05
CFA641
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.80
CFA490
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$0.48
CFA291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$1.14
CFA699
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.36
CFA221
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.38
CFA233
|
|
pay 48.8% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.14
|
$4.64
CFA2,843
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€106.36
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,297.36
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€16.03
|
$7.12
CFA4,368
|
|
pay 72.1% less for housing
Ireland
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.40
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,207.50
|
$445.17
CFA272,995
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,072.79
|
$231.30
CFA141,841
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€146.29
|
$45.32
CFA27,791
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Ireland
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€835.53
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,113.17
|
?? |
pay 60.4% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.17
|
$0.92
CFA566
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.36
|
$2.10
CFA1,285
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.80
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€56.04
|
$58.66
CFA35,975
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.75
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
|
pay 24.4% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€71.26
|
$92.19
CFA56,532
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.83
|
$58.66
CFA35,975
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€79.47
|
$83.81
CFA51,393
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.61
|
$108.95
CFA66,811
|
|
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