Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 20.0% cheaper than South Carolina.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of South Carolina, you would:
pay 40.3% less for restaurants
South Carolina
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.39
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.28
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
|
$1.33
F CFA800
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
pay 27.5% more for groceries
South Carolina
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.12
|
$0.91
F CFA551
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
|
$6.28
F CFA3,787
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.62
|
$6.02
F CFA3,630
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.63
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
?? | |
pay 33.0% less for transportation
South Carolina
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
|
$4.59
F CFA2,767
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.00
|
$9.47
F CFA5,707
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,719.77
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.66
|
$7.05
F CFA4,252
|
|
pay 66.0% less for housing
South Carolina
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.16
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,418.44
|
$440.73
F CFA265,725
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,353.33
|
$228.99
F CFA138,063
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.73
|
$77.04
F CFA46,451
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
South Carolina
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,435.24
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,437.28
|
?? |
pay 43.2% less for entertainment and sports
South Carolina
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.93
|
$1.58
F CFA950
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
|
$2.07
F CFA1,251
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.17
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.54
|
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
pay 35.1% more for clothing
South Carolina
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.56
|
$91.27
F CFA55,027
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.39
|
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.09
|
$82.97
F CFA50,024
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.36
|
$107.86
F CFA65,032
|
|
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