Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 79.0% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 87.6% more for restaurants
Kyrgyzstan
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.58
KGS405.68
|
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.93
KGS348.63
|
$2.27
F CFA1,388
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KGS51.78
|
$1.23
F CFA754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
KGS31.52
|
$1.45
F CFA891
|
|
pay 66.4% more for groceries
Kyrgyzstan
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
KGS33.87
|
$0.59
F CFA360
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
KGS336.20
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
KGS249.39
|
$6.34
F CFA3,888
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
KGS138.86
|
$3.18
F CFA1,951
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
KGS188.10
|
$2.91
F CFA1,786
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
KGS37.12
|
$1.05
F CFA641
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
KGS63.70
|
$0.80
F CFA489
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
KGS78.93
|
$0.48
F CFA291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
KGS61.72
|
$1.14
F CFA699
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.10
|
$0.36
F CFA221
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
KGS16.99
|
$0.38
F CFA233
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Kyrgyzstan
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
KGS246.55
|
$4.64
F CFA2,841
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.29
KGS557.81
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,116.96
KGS1,783,606.25
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.32
KGS205.38
|
$7.12
F CFA4,365
|
|
pay 44.6% more for housing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.23
KGS1,084.04
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$319.03
KGS28,285.74
|
$445.17
F CFA272,767
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.18
KGS15,886.00
|
$231.30
F CFA141,723
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.42
KGS2,431.00
|
$45.32
F CFA27,768
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Kyrgyzstan
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.84
KGS12,487.40
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,341.74
KGS650,931.97
|
?? |
pay 13.2% more for entertainment and sports
Kyrgyzstan
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
KGS121.70
|
$0.92
F CFA566
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.44
KGS127.90
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.40
KGS124.24
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.47
KGS2,878.89
|
$58.66
F CFA35,945
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
KGS278.91
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.31
KGS1,977.70
|
$92.19
F CFA56,485
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
KGS3,050.30
|
$58.66
F CFA35,945
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.28
KGS5,521.78
|
$83.81
F CFA51,350
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.31
KGS5,347.11
|
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
|
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