Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 30.2% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Peru, you would:
pay 58.4% more for restaurants
Peru
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN11.16
|
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.73
|
$2.27
F CFA1,388
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.83
|
$1.23
F CFA754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
$1.45
F CFA891
|
|
pay 43.0% more for groceries
Peru
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.85
|
$0.59
F CFA360
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.57
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN16.18
|
$6.34
F CFA3,888
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.61
|
$3.18
F CFA1,951
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.97
|
$2.91
F CFA1,786
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.19
|
$1.05
F CFA641
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.80
F CFA489
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
$0.48
F CFA291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$1.14
F CFA699
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
$0.36
F CFA221
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.45
|
$0.38
F CFA233
|
|
pay 26.4% less for transportation
Peru
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.86
|
$4.64
F CFA2,841
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN61.94
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN76,432.59
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.68
|
$7.12
F CFA4,365
|
|
pay 29.5% more for housing
Peru
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN110.53
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,039.55
|
$445.17
F CFA272,767
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN765.99
|
$231.30
F CFA141,723
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN147.23
|
$45.32
F CFA27,768
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Peru
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN607.20
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN18,163.45
|
?? |
pay 21.5% less for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.87
|
$0.92
F CFA566
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.72
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN17.12
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN116.67
|
$58.66
F CFA35,945
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN17.17
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
pay 97.9% more for clothing
Peru
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN150.13
|
$92.19
F CFA56,485
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN85.77
|
$58.66
F CFA35,945
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN253.12
|
$83.81
F CFA51,350
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN224.56
|
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
|
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