Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 3.8% cheaper than Taiwan.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 23.1% more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
NT$115.79
|
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
NT$158.80
|
$2.27
F CFA1,380
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.83
|
$1.23
F CFA749
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NT$20.96
|
$1.45
F CFA885
|
|
pay 40.0% less for groceries
Taiwan
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
NT$65.97
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
NT$242.92
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.74
NT$378.98
|
$6.34
F CFA3,865
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
NT$88.86
|
$3.18
F CFA1,940
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
NT$117.16
|
$2.91
F CFA1,775
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
NT$65.45
|
$1.05
F CFA637
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
NT$29.44
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.02
|
$0.48
F CFA289
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
NT$47.19
|
$1.14
F CFA695
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.27
|
$0.36
F CFA220
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
NT$34.46
|
$0.38
F CFA232
|
|
pay 3.2% less for transportation
Taiwan
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NT$125.26
|
$4.64
F CFA2,824
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.38
NT$1,142.38
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,990.11
NT$1,065,313.36
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.61
NT$310.18
|
$7.12
F CFA4,339
|
|
pay 2.8% less for housing
Taiwan
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.53
NT$759.82
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.11
NT$11,434.83
|
$445.17
F CFA271,174
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.52
NT$8,671.07
|
$231.30
F CFA140,895
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.71
NT$1,831.13
|
$45.32
F CFA27,606
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Taiwan
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$460.31
NT$14,864.24
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,465.74
NT$370,250.43
|
?? |
pay 32.3% less for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.86
NT$59.90
|
$0.92
F CFA562
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
NT$88.43
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.84
NT$124.03
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.91
NT$1,256.34
|
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
NT$307.15
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
pay 32.2% more for clothing
Taiwan
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.92
NT$2,160.89
|
$92.19
F CFA56,155
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.08
NT$1,003.76
|
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.12
NT$2,555.05
|
$83.81
F CFA51,050
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.81
NT$3,642.69
|
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
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