Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 68.2% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
UGX9,600
|
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
UGX25,672
|
$2.27
F CFA1,380
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
UGX1,368
|
$1.23
F CFA749
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
UGX1,389
|
$1.45
F CFA885
|
|
pay 49.3% more for groceries
Uganda
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
UGX4,002
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
UGX8,738
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.65
UGX10,038
|
$6.34
F CFA3,865
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
UGX4,893
|
$3.18
F CFA1,940
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
UGX9,091
|
$2.91
F CFA1,775
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
UGX4,121
|
$1.05
F CFA637
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,575
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UGX2,466
|
$0.48
F CFA289
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,585
|
$1.14
F CFA695
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,406
|
$0.36
F CFA220
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,418
|
$0.38
F CFA232
|
|
pay 34.6% more for transportation
Uganda
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
UGX18,450
|
$4.64
F CFA2,824
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX156,632
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,692.95
UGX29,096,637
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
UGX15,465
|
$7.12
F CFA4,339
|
|
pay 65.0% more for housing
Uganda
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.58
UGX278,284
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$231.00
UGX873,687
|
$445.17
F CFA271,174
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.34
UGX451,370
|
$231.30
F CFA140,895
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.76
UGX157,930
|
$45.32
F CFA27,606
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Uganda
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.04
UGX393,522
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,705,622
|
?? |
pay 14.8% less for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
UGX3,368
|
$0.92
F CFA562
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
UGX7,739
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
UGX8,332
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.76
UGX203,341
|
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
UGX18,190
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Uganda
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.98
UGX64,226
|
$92.19
F CFA56,155
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.84
UGX109,074
|
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
UGX292,846
|
$83.81
F CFA51,050
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.70
UGX286,317
|
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
|
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