Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 30.2% cheaper than Maryland.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Maryland, you would:
pay 47.1% less for restaurants
Maryland
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.12
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.23
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
|
$1.33
F CFA800
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
pay 7.0% more for groceries
Maryland
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.48
|
$0.91
F CFA551
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.61
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.17
|
$6.28
F CFA3,787
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.85
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.94
|
$6.02
F CFA3,630
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
?? | |
pay 37.2% less for transportation
Maryland
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
|
$4.59
F CFA2,767
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.12
|
$9.47
F CFA5,707
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,251.27
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.26
|
$7.05
F CFA4,252
|
|
pay 70.2% less for housing
Maryland
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.42
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,838.28
|
$440.73
F CFA265,725
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,534.25
|
$228.99
F CFA138,063
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.37
|
$77.04
F CFA46,451
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Maryland
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,587.88
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$31,407.60
|
?? |
pay 64.3% less for entertainment and sports
Maryland
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.77
|
$1.58
F CFA950
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
|
$2.07
F CFA1,251
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.65
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.02
|
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.25
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
pay 30.6% more for clothing
Maryland
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.77
|
$91.27
F CFA55,027
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.64
|
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.87
|
$82.97
F CFA50,024
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.73
|
$107.86
F CFA65,032
|
|
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