Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 6.1% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 13.5% more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP534,502
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
$1.33
F CFA800
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
pay 84.5% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,614
|
$0.91
F CFA551
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP355,013
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP505,179
|
$6.28
F CFA3,787
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,323
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP268,897
|
$6.02
F CFA3,630
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,227
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,508
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,084
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,486
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,390
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,421
|
?? | |
pay 34.2% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP312,847
|
$4.59
F CFA2,767
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
$9.47
F CFA5,707
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,115,736,965
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
$7.05
F CFA4,252
|
|
pay 24.5% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,289,092
|
$440.73
F CFA265,725
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,013,943
|
$228.99
F CFA138,063
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,890,953
|
$77.04
F CFA46,451
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,489,242
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP273,932,260
|
?? |
pay 17.3% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
$1.58
F CFA950
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,110
|
$2.07
F CFA1,251
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,578,194
|
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP601,315
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
pay 14.9% more for clothing
Lebanon
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,286,559
|
$91.27
F CFA55,027
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,515,974
|
$82.97
F CFA50,024
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,590,210
|
$107.86
F CFA65,032
|
|
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