Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 16.6% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 16.4% more for restaurants
South Africa
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
R147.55
|
$3.35
CFA2,025
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
R74.78
|
$2.27
CFA1,369
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
R16.57
|
$1.23
CFA743
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
R12.41
|
$1.45
CFA878
|
|
pay 34.1% more for groceries
South Africa
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
R15.60
|
$0.59
CFA355
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.09
R58.97
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
R66.90
|
$6.34
CFA3,833
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
R32.67
|
$3.18
CFA1,924
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
R35.22
|
$2.91
CFA1,761
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.65
|
$1.05
CFA632
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R10.85
|
$0.80
CFA482
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
R11.27
|
$0.48
CFA287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
R11.16
|
$1.14
CFA689
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R8.89
|
$0.36
CFA218
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
R8.86
|
$0.38
CFA230
|
|
pay 2.9% less for transportation
South Africa
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
R88.60
|
$4.64
CFA2,801
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.67
R775.11
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,011.69
R343,270.72
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.53
R143.57
|
$7.12
CFA4,303
|
|
pay 13.4% less for housing
South Africa
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
R915.87
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.02
R6,499.30
|
$445.17
CFA268,926
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.79
R6,056.53
|
$231.30
CFA139,727
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.15
R1,527.51
|
$45.32
CFA27,377
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
South Africa
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.19
R2,995.71
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,082.89
R58,754.36
|
?? |
pay 6.6% less for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
R32.32
|
$0.92
CFA558
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
R31.90
|
$2.10
CFA1,266
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
R48.86
|
$1.68
CFA1,013
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.74
R585.79
|
$58.66
CFA35,439
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.40
R102.86
|
$1.68
CFA1,013
|
|
pay 71.7% more for clothing
South Africa
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.19
R823.07
|
$92.19
CFA55,690
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
R513.75
|
$58.66
CFA35,439
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
R1,538.31
|
$83.81
CFA50,627
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.81
R1,368.57
|
$108.95
CFA65,815
|
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