Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 21.6% more expensive than North Korea.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of North Korea, you would:
pay 33.9% less for restaurants
North Korea
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
$2.27
F CFA1,388
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
$1.23
F CFA754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
$1.45
F CFA891
|
|
pay 38.7% more for groceries
North Korea
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
$0.59
F CFA360
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
KPW891
|
$6.34
F CFA3,888
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
$3.18
F CFA1,951
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
$2.91
F CFA1,786
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
$1.05
F CFA641
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.80
F CFA489
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.48
F CFA291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.14
F CFA699
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.36
F CFA221
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.38
F CFA233
|
|
pay 7.2% more for transportation
North Korea
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
$4.64
F CFA2,841
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
$7.12
F CFA4,365
|
|
pay 21.8% more for housing
North Korea
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? | ?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
$445.17
F CFA272,767
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
$231.30
F CFA141,723
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$45.32
F CFA27,768
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Korea
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
pay 60.5% less for entertainment and sports
North Korea
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
$0.92
F CFA566
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$58.66
F CFA35,945
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
North Korea
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
$92.19
F CFA56,485
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$58.66
F CFA35,945
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
$83.81
F CFA51,350
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
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