Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 10.7% cheaper than Latvia.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 22.8% less for restaurants
Latvia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.99
€8.41
|
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
$2.27
CFA1,389
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$1.23
CFA754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$1.45
CFA891
|
|
pay 9.1% more for groceries
Latvia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
$0.59
CFA360
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
€4.28
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
€4.52
|
$6.34
CFA3,891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
$3.18
CFA1,953
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
€3.02
|
$2.91
CFA1,787
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.46
|
$1.05
CFA641
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.80
CFA490
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.48
CFA291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$1.14
CFA699
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
€0.30
|
$0.36
CFA221
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.33
|
$0.38
CFA233
|
|
pay 21.8% less for transportation
Latvia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
€6.84
|
$4.64
CFA2,843
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.37
€35.87
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.27
€20,043.25
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.64
€7.15
|
$7.12
CFA4,368
|
|
pay 17.9% less for housing
Latvia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.80
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$342.38
€320.08
|
$445.17
CFA272,995
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.16
€231.06
|
$231.30
CFA141,841
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$199.93
€186.91
|
$45.32
CFA27,791
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Latvia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$261.48
€244.46
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,283.25
€13,353.20
|
?? |
pay 34.4% less for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
€2.75
|
$0.92
CFA566
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.55
€2.39
|
$2.10
CFA1,285
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
€4.25
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.76
€35.30
|
$58.66
CFA35,975
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.56
€7.07
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
|
pay 23.9% more for clothing
Latvia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.48
€64.02
|
$92.19
CFA56,532
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.46
€37.82
|
$58.66
CFA35,975
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.05
€70.16
|
$83.81
CFA51,393
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.60
€97.79
|
$108.95
CFA66,811
|
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