Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 32.8% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 58.2% more for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.22
NIO155.08
|
$4.98
F CFA3,008
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
NIO203.67
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
NIO33.58
|
$1.33
F CFA802
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
NIO28.93
|
$1.66
F CFA1,003
|
|
pay 79.5% more for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
NIO46.40
|
$0.91
F CFA553
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.29
NIO120.86
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
NIO163.96
|
$6.28
F CFA3,795
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
NIO67.85
|
$4.98
F CFA3,008
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
NIO94.31
|
$6.02
F CFA3,638
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
NIO96.13
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO23.76
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
NIO61.38
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
NIO21.44
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
NIO41.53
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NIO25.00
|
?? | |
pay 18.1% more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
NIO179.55
|
$4.59
F CFA2,773
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO257.50
|
$9.47
F CFA5,719
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
NIO207.41
|
$7.05
F CFA4,261
|
|
pay 11.1% more for housing
Nicaragua
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.16
NIO2,176.10
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$377.78
NIO13,896.79
|
$440.73
F CFA266,290
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.67
NIO9,809.50
|
$228.99
F CFA138,357
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.96
NIO2,169.04
|
$77.04
F CFA46,550
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,618.64
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,950.00
NIO366,017.03
|
?? |
pay 18.1% less for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
NIO67.55
|
$1.58
F CFA952
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
NIO85.72
|
$2.07
F CFA1,253
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.03
NIO111.30
|
$1.66
F CFA1,003
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.38
NIO1,375.13
|
$58.08
F CFA35,092
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO250.04
|
$1.66
F CFA1,003
|
|
pay 47.9% more for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.25
NIO1,517.41
|
$91.27
F CFA55,144
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.83
NIO1,502.08
|
$58.08
F CFA35,092
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.83
NIO3,341.36
|
$82.97
F CFA50,131
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
NIO2,901.47
|
$107.86
F CFA65,170
|
|
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