Cost of living comparison

Brunei

compared to

Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau vs. Brunei Cost of Living Summary

Guinea-Bissau is 39.7% more expensive than Brunei overall.

Restaurants: pay 74.8% more in Guinea-Bissau
Groceries: pay 7.6% less in Guinea-Bissau
Transportation: pay 46.9% more in Guinea-Bissau
Housing: pay 7.0% less in Guinea-Bissau
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Guinea-Bissau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.9% less in Guinea-Bissau
Clothing: pay 10.3% more in Guinea-Bissau

The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, and clothing in Guinea-Bissau are more expensive than in Brunei. Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing are lower in Guinea-Bissau. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Guinea-Bissau.

Guinea-Bissau vs. Brunei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 74.8% more for restaurants

	Brunei	Guinea-Bissau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.37 BND7.05	$4.90 F CFA2,827	-8.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.27 BND6.91	$9.43 F CFA5,438	+79.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 BND1.09	$1.31 F CFA754	+57.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 BND0.79	$1.63 F CFA942	+171.1%
Average			+74.8%

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pay 7.6% less for groceries

	Brunei	Guinea-Bissau
Bread 1 loaf	$2.15 BND2.82	$0.90 F CFA519	-58.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.31 BND6.96	$7.28 F CFA4,197	+37.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.83 BND10.27	$6.18 F CFA3,567	-21.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.44 BND3.20	$4.90 F CFA2,827	+100.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.44 BND4.52	$5.93 F CFA3,420	+72.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.75 BND2.29	$1.85 F CFA1,069	+6.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 BND1.34	$0.44 F CFA256	-56.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.71 BND2.24	$1.85 F CFA1,069	+8.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.17 BND2.85	$0.07 F CFA43	-96.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 BND1.32	$0.59 F CFA342	-41.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 BND1.20	$0.59 F CFA342	-35.3%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 46.9% more for transportation

	Brunei	Guinea-Bissau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.45 BND1.90	$4.52 F CFA2,607	+211.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.57 BND29.62	$25.57 F CFA14,750	+13.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,698.11 BND31,093.60	$32,027.10 F CFA18,473,121	+35.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.61 BND33.61	$6.94 F CFA4,005	-72.9%
Average			+46.9%

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pay 7.0% less for housing

	Brunei	Guinea-Bissau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.84 BND68.02	$45.27 F CFA26,111	-12.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.46 BND874.45	$433.95 F CFA250,304	-34.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$603.58 BND791.94	$225.47 F CFA130,051	-62.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.62 BND54.60	$75.86 F CFA43,755	+82.3%
Average			-7.0%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Brunei	Guinea-Bissau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$127.91 BND167.83	$765.65 F CFA441,623	+498.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,282.88 BND14,803.94	$2,307.50 F CFA1,330,960	-79.5%
Average			+209.6%

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pay 48.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Brunei	Guinea-Bissau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.35 BND3.09	$1.55 F CFA895	-34.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 BND4.90	$2.04 F CFA1,178	-45.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.29 BND14.81	$1.63 F CFA942	-85.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.77 BND88.92	$57.19 F CFA32,985	-15.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.53 BND5.94	$1.63 F CFA942	-63.9%
Average			-48.9%

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pay 10.3% more for clothing

	Brunei	Guinea-Bissau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.09 BND77.54	$89.86 F CFA51,833	+52.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.04 BND84.02	$57.19 F CFA32,985	-10.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.31 BND135.55	$81.69 F CFA47,121	-20.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.96 BND115.41	$106.20 F CFA61,258	+20.7%
Average			+10.3%

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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: April 2025

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