Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 5.0 times more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Libya, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Libya
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.94
LYD19.200
|
$3.35
CFA2,062
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.22
LYD15.670
|
$2.27
CFA1,394
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LYD2.370
|
$1.23
CFA757
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
LYD0.810
|
$1.45
CFA894
|
|
pay 90.4% more for groceries
Libya
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.83
LYD13.790
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
LYD16.870
|
$6.34
CFA3,903
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
LYD6.400
|
$3.18
CFA1,959
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
LYD7.110
|
$2.91
CFA1,793
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
LYD3.580
|
$1.05
CFA643
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LYD2.400
|
$0.80
CFA491
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
$0.48
CFA292
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
LYD1.270
|
$1.14
CFA702
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
$0.36
CFA222
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
$0.38
CFA234
|
|
pay 18.7 times more for transportation
Libya
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.13
LYD0.620
|
$4.64
CFA2,852
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.37
LYD104.060
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,497.81
LYD85,189.200
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.82
LYD38.060
|
$7.12
CFA4,382
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Libya
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.87
LYD160.030
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.31
LYD795.100
|
$445.17
CFA273,866
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$92.59
LYD450.790
|
$231.30
CFA142,293
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.37
LYD143.000
|
$45.32
CFA27,880
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Libya
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.72
LYD290.770
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$998.54
LYD4,861.460
|
?? |
pay 72.7% more for entertainment and sports
Libya
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LYD4.010
|
$0.92
CFA568
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.59
LYD2.850
|
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
LYD12.270
|
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.79
LYD96.330
|
$58.66
CFA36,090
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
LYD26.410
|
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Libya
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.92
LYD135.950
|
$92.19
CFA56,713
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.65
LYD149.250
|
$58.66
CFA36,090
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.32
LYD206.040
|
$83.81
CFA51,557
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.04
LYD292.290
|
$108.95
CFA67,024
|
|
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