Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 20.7% cheaper than Tennessee.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Tennessee, you would:
pay 41.2% less for restaurants
Tennessee
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.27
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.12
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
|
$1.33
F CFA800
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
pay 19.0% more for groceries
Tennessee
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
|
$0.91
F CFA551
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
|
$6.28
F CFA3,787
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.18
|
$6.02
F CFA3,630
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.34
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.97
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
?? | |
pay 29.7% less for transportation
Tennessee
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.08
|
$4.59
F CFA2,767
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.75
|
$9.47
F CFA5,707
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,561.78
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.95
|
$7.05
F CFA4,252
|
|
pay 66.6% less for housing
Tennessee
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.56
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,372.28
|
$440.73
F CFA265,725
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,228.51
|
$228.99
F CFA138,063
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$155.59
|
$77.04
F CFA46,451
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Tennessee
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,018.96
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,919.78
|
?? |
pay 41.2% less for entertainment and sports
Tennessee
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.22
|
$1.58
F CFA950
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
|
$2.07
F CFA1,251
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.11
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.72
|
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
pay 35.6% more for clothing
Tennessee
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.82
|
$91.27
F CFA55,027
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.67
|
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.23
|
$82.97
F CFA50,024
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.42
|
$107.86
F CFA65,032
|
|
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