Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 31.9% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 44.1% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.62
|
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.95
|
$2.27
F CFA1,380
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.47
|
$1.23
F CFA749
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$1.45
F CFA885
|
|
pay 10.7% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.87
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.73
|
$6.34
F CFA3,865
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
$3.18
F CFA1,940
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.52
|
$2.91
F CFA1,775
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$1.05
F CFA637
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$0.48
F CFA289
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.93
|
$1.14
F CFA695
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.36
F CFA220
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.38
F CFA232
|
|
pay 46.5% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.83
|
$4.64
F CFA2,824
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.02
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,310.98
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£12.99
|
$7.12
F CFA4,339
|
|
pay 68.4% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.06
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£839.21
|
$445.17
F CFA271,174
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£666.39
|
$231.30
F CFA140,895
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£146.07
|
$45.32
F CFA27,606
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£945.43
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,190.73
|
?? |
pay 51.4% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.95
|
$0.92
F CFA562
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.86
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.81
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.29
|
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.54
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
pay 29.9% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£58.77
|
$92.19
F CFA56,155
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.28
|
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.37
|
$83.81
F CFA51,050
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.42
|
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
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