Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 13.4% cheaper than Slovakia.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 28.5% less for restaurants
Slovakia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.70
€7.15
|
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
€6.75
|
$2.27
F CFA1,380
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
€1.39
|
$1.23
F CFA749
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$1.45
F CFA885
|
|
pay 2.6% more for groceries
Slovakia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
€5.04
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
€3.07
|
$6.34
F CFA3,865
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
€2.45
|
$3.18
F CFA1,940
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
€2.63
|
$2.91
F CFA1,775
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$1.05
F CFA637
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.48
F CFA289
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.41
|
$1.14
F CFA695
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.36
F CFA220
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
€0.38
|
$0.38
F CFA232
|
|
pay 33.8% less for transportation
Slovakia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.62
€6.15
|
$4.64
F CFA2,824
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.13
€21.48
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,325.40
€18,875.19
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.42
€10.60
|
$7.12
F CFA4,339
|
|
pay 44.1% less for housing
Slovakia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.68
€19.21
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$525.97
€488.45
|
$445.17
F CFA271,174
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$430.57
€399.84
|
$231.30
F CFA140,895
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.00
€143.01
|
$45.32
F CFA27,606
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Slovakia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$367.52
€341.30
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,594.62
€7,052.74
|
?? |
pay 23.9% less for entertainment and sports
Slovakia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
€1.48
|
$0.92
F CFA562
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.91
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.75
€4.41
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.25
€33.67
|
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.09
€6.58
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
pay 47.2% more for clothing
Slovakia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.64
€52.60
|
$92.19
F CFA56,155
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
€30.38
|
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.42
€63.54
|
$83.81
F CFA51,050
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.74
€81.48
|
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
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