Cost of living comparison

Afghanistan

compared to

Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau vs. Afghanistan Cost of Living Summary

Guinea-Bissau is 4.0 times more expensive than Afghanistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.8 times more in Guinea-Bissau
Groceries: pay 3.4 times more in Guinea-Bissau
Transportation: pay 78.8% more in Guinea-Bissau
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Guinea-Bissau
Childcare: pay 11.1 times more in Guinea-Bissau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.4% more in Guinea-Bissau
Clothing: pay 4.1 times more in Guinea-Bissau

The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, groceries, housing, and transportation in Guinea-Bissau are more expensive than in Afghanistan. Notably, childcare, clothing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Guinea-Bissau.

Guinea-Bissau vs. Afghanistan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Afghanistan, you would:

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pay 3.8 times more for restaurants

	Afghanistan	Guinea-Bissau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.34 AFN164	$4.90 F CFA2,828	+109.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.88 AFN341	$9.43 F CFA5,439	+93.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 AFN33	$1.31 F CFA754	+173.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.19 AFN13	$1.63 F CFA943	+754.3%
Average			+282.7%

Afghanistan vs. Guinea-Bissau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.4 times more for groceries

	Afghanistan	Guinea-Bissau
Bread 1 loaf	$0.24 AFN17	$0.90 F CFA520	+269.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.99 AFN140	$7.28 F CFA4,198	+264.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.40 AFN168	$6.18 F CFA3,568	+157.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.73 AFN121	$4.90 F CFA2,828	+183.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.49 AFN104	$5.93 F CFA3,421	+298.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.28 AFN19	$1.85 F CFA1,069	+565.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 AFN27	$0.44 F CFA257	+16.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.33 AFN23	$1.85 F CFA1,069	+464.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 AFN18	$0.07 F CFA43	-70.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.21 AFN14	$0.59 F CFA342	+186.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.16 AFN11	$0.59 F CFA342	+264.0%
Average			+236.4%

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pay 78.8% more for transportation

	Afghanistan	Guinea-Bissau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.06 AFN284	$4.52 F CFA2,607	+11.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.44 AFN1,080	$25.57 F CFA14,753	+65.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,439.56 AFN590,459	$32,027.10 F CFA18,477,371	+279.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.80 AFN825	$6.94 F CFA4,006	-41.1%
Average			+78.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Afghanistan	Guinea-Bissau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$189.66 AFN13,269	$45.27 F CFA26,117	-76.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$88.17 AFN6,168	$433.95 F CFA250,361	+392.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$59.20 AFN4,142	$225.47 F CFA130,081	+280.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.63 AFN7,040	$75.86 F CFA43,765	-24.6%
Average			+143.1%

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pay 11.1 times more for childcare

	Afghanistan	Guinea-Bissau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$37.05 AFN2,592	$765.65 F CFA441,725	+1966.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,462.66 AFN102,333	$2,307.50 F CFA1,331,266	+57.8%
Average			+1012.0%

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pay 73.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Afghanistan	Guinea-Bissau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.14 AFN290	$1.55 F CFA896	-62.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.05 AFN73	$2.04 F CFA1,178	+94.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.90 AFN133	$1.63 F CFA943	-14.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$11.46 AFN802	$57.19 F CFA32,992	+399.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.29 AFN230	$1.63 F CFA943	-50.4%
Average			+73.4%

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pay 4.1 times more for clothing

	Afghanistan	Guinea-Bissau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.11 AFN1,057	$89.86 F CFA51,845	+494.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.99 AFN1,328	$57.19 F CFA32,992	+201.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$26.51 AFN1,855	$81.69 F CFA47,132	+208.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$25.50 AFN1,784	$106.20 F CFA61,272	+316.5%
Average			+305.1%

Afghanistan vs. Guinea-Bissau - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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