Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 19.2% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 25.0% more for restaurants
Namibia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.29
NAD117.97
|
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.42
NAD64.11
|
$2.27
F CFA1,388
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
NAD13.96
|
$1.23
F CFA754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.68
|
$1.45
F CFA891
|
|
pay 21.1% more for groceries
Namibia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
NAD13.44
|
$0.59
F CFA360
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.91
NAD54.54
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.29
NAD80.41
|
$6.34
F CFA3,888
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
NAD39.09
|
$3.18
F CFA1,951
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
NAD39.38
|
$2.91
F CFA1,786
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
NAD16.44
|
$1.05
F CFA641
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
NAD12.46
|
$0.80
F CFA489
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
NAD11.82
|
$0.48
F CFA291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD12.10
|
$1.14
F CFA699
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.16
|
$0.36
F CFA221
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
NAD6.20
|
$0.38
F CFA233
|
|
pay 4.5% more for transportation
Namibia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
NAD81.52
|
$4.64
F CFA2,841
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
NAD404.85
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,940.92
NAD205,163.67
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
NAD130.28
|
$7.12
F CFA4,365
|
|
pay 7.2% less for housing
Namibia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.79
NAD1,046.23
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.78
NAD6,952.77
|
$445.17
F CFA272,767
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$297.91
NAD5,586.31
|
$231.30
F CFA141,723
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.17
NAD1,053.32
|
$45.32
F CFA27,768
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Namibia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.64
NAD2,243.46
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,165.39
NAD59,357.27
|
?? |
pay 5.9% less for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
NAD24.36
|
$0.92
F CFA566
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
NAD26.80
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
NAD46.67
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.18
NAD734.74
|
$58.66
F CFA35,945
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.65
NAD87.19
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
pay 77.8% more for clothing
Namibia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.34
NAD756.54
|
$92.19
F CFA56,485
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.84
NAD484.57
|
$58.66
F CFA35,945
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.25
NAD1,936.23
|
$83.81
F CFA51,350
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.40
NAD1,170.06
|
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
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