Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 81.2% more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Syria, you would:
pay 59.4% more for restaurants
Syria
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.10
SYP10,300
|
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
SYP11,039
|
$2.27
F CFA1,380
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SYP2,042
|
$1.23
F CFA749
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
SYP1,035
|
$1.45
F CFA885
|
|
pay 98.5% more for groceries
Syria
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.86
SYP4,664
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.90
SYP7,283
|
$6.34
F CFA3,865
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
SYP3,947
|
$3.18
F CFA1,940
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.02
SYP5,065
|
$2.91
F CFA1,775
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
SYP1,003
|
$1.05
F CFA637
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
SYP1,763
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.20
SYP508
|
$0.48
F CFA289
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
SYP819
|
$1.14
F CFA695
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
SYP555
|
$0.36
F CFA220
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
SYP447
|
$0.38
F CFA232
|
|
pay 0.8% more for transportation
Syria
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
SYP9,949
|
$4.64
F CFA2,824
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.68
SYP29,338
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,961.78
SYP77,792,410
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
SYP21,178
|
$7.12
F CFA4,339
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Syria
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.65
SYP92,086
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$149.93
SYP376,707
|
$445.17
F CFA271,174
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.14
SYP216,422
|
$231.30
F CFA140,895
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.68
SYP109,738
|
$45.32
F CFA27,606
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Syria
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.88
SYP160,498
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,887.73
SYP7,255,516
|
?? |
pay 69.7% more for entertainment and sports
Syria
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
SYP4,166
|
$0.92
F CFA562
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.98
SYP2,460
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.08
SYP5,238
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.47
SYP33,842
|
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Syria
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.67
SYP54,441
|
$92.19
F CFA56,155
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.71
SYP54,557
|
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.97
SYP276,294
|
$83.81
F CFA51,050
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.29
SYP159,007
|
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
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