Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 76.2% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Rwanda
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,680
|
$4.98
F CFA3,047
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,602
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,012
|
$1.33
F CFA812
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF675
|
$1.66
F CFA1,016
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Rwanda
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,378
|
$0.91
F CFA560
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,289
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,931
|
$6.28
F CFA3,845
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,129
|
$4.98
F CFA3,047
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,958
|
$6.02
F CFA3,685
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF2,000
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF637
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,176
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF654
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF293
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF381
|
?? | |
pay 31.8% less for transportation
|
Rwanda
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,149
|
$4.59
F CFA2,809
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,817
|
$9.47
F CFA5,793
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,840,580
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,179
|
$7.05
F CFA4,316
|
|
pay 35.1% more for housing
|
Rwanda
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF36,177
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF664,996
|
$440.73
F CFA269,744
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF404,780
|
$228.99
F CFA140,152
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF41,272
|
$77.04
F CFA47,154
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Rwanda
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF312,018
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,408,340
|
?? |
pay 11.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rwanda
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,518
|
$1.58
F CFA965
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,909
|
$2.07
F CFA1,270
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,530
|
$1.66
F CFA1,016
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,478
|
$58.08
F CFA35,547
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,048
|
$1.66
F CFA1,016
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
|
Rwanda
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,829
|
$91.27
F CFA55,859
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,888
|
$58.08
F CFA35,547
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,683
|
$82.97
F CFA50,781
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,803
|
$107.86
F CFA66,015
|
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