Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 30.4% cheaper than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:
pay 51.8% less for restaurants
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$3.35
CFA2,025
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$2.27
CFA1,369
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.23
CFA743
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$1.45
CFA878
|
|
pay 46.4% less for groceries
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
$0.59
CFA355
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
$6.34
CFA3,833
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
$3.18
CFA1,924
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
$2.91
CFA1,761
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$1.05
CFA632
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.80
CFA482
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$0.48
CFA287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$1.14
CFA689
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.36
CFA218
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.38
CFA230
|
|
pay 69.7% less for transportation
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
$4.64
CFA2,801
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$7.12
CFA4,303
|
|
pay 0.6% more for housing
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
$445.17
CFA268,926
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
$231.30
CFA139,727
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
$45.32
CFA27,377
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
?? |
pay 13.7% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
$0.92
CFA558
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.10
CFA1,266
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$1.68
CFA1,013
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
$58.66
CFA35,439
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$1.68
CFA1,013
|
|
pay 1.5% less for clothing
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
$92.19
CFA55,690
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
$58.66
CFA35,439
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$83.81
CFA50,627
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$108.95
CFA65,815
|
|
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