Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 23.2% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 24.9% more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,871
|
$3.35
CFA2,063
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,444
|
$2.27
CFA1,394
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,429
|
$1.23
CFA757
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,336
|
$1.45
CFA895
|
|
pay 44.2% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,280
|
$0.59
CFA362
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,732
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲21,983
|
$6.34
CFA3,905
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,230
|
$3.18
CFA1,960
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,460
|
$2.91
CFA1,794
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,145
|
$1.05
CFA643
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,254
|
$0.80
CFA491
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,841
|
$0.48
CFA292
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,621
|
$1.14
CFA702
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,590
|
$0.36
CFA222
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,462
|
$0.38
CFA234
|
|
pay 15.1% less for transportation
Paraguay
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲30,948
|
$4.64
CFA2,853
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲172,878
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲113,193,733
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲88,806
|
$7.12
CFA4,384
|
|
pay 14.1% more for housing
Paraguay
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲152,508
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,501,937
|
$445.17
CFA273,978
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,602,149
|
$231.30
CFA142,351
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲319,682
|
$45.32
CFA27,891
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,152,518
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,464,543
|
?? |
pay 0.4% more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,747
|
$0.92
CFA568
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,412
|
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,892
|
$1.68
CFA1,032
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲211,571
|
$58.66
CFA36,105
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲41,161
|
$1.68
CFA1,032
|
|
pay 70.7% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲286,843
|
$92.19
CFA56,736
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲229,818
|
$58.66
CFA36,105
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲551,738
|
$83.81
CFA51,578
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲553,106
|
$108.95
CFA67,051
|
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