Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 26.8% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 21.9% more for restaurants
|
Cabo Verde
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.10
CVE533.70
|
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
CVE508.29
|
$9.43
F CFA5,865
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
CVE225.61
|
$1.31
F CFA813
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
CVE124.56
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
pay 5.8% less for groceries
|
Cabo Verde
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
CVE262.65
|
$0.90
F CFA560
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.73
CVE703.31
|
$7.28
F CFA4,526
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.01
CVE524.31
|
$6.18
F CFA3,848
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
CVE293.28
|
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
CVE344.10
|
$5.93
F CFA3,688
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.61
CVE168.34
|
$1.85
F CFA1,153
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
CVE121.91
|
$0.44
F CFA277
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
CVE146.02
|
$1.85
F CFA1,153
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
CVE205.00
|
$0.07
F CFA46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
CVE111.82
|
$0.59
F CFA369
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
CVE90.68
|
$0.59
F CFA369
|
|
pay 21.7% less for transportation
|
Cabo Verde
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.45
CVE674.77
|
$4.52
F CFA2,811
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.28
CVE2,643.08
|
$25.57
F CFA15,908
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,166.78
CVE3,049,712.85
|
$32,027.10
F CFA19,923,560
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.51
CVE2,249.16
|
$6.94
F CFA4,320
|
|
pay 21.7% less for housing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.24
CVE5,985.06
|
$45.27
F CFA28,161
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.70
CVE49,739.76
|
$433.95
F CFA269,956
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.12
CVE36,609.05
|
$225.47
F CFA140,262
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.76
CVE10,116.84
|
$75.86
F CFA47,191
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Cabo Verde
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.23
CVE14,244.26
|
$765.65
F CFA476,298
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,824.32
CVE295,313.86
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,435,461
|
|
pay 28.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cabo Verde
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.70
CVE282.10
|
$1.55
F CFA966
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.80
CVE187.96
|
$2.04
F CFA1,271
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
CVE457.46
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.16
CVE4,616.93
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.78
CVE813.26
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
pay 21.6% more for clothing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
CVE4,828.71
|
$89.86
F CFA55,903
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.75
CVE4,574.57
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.36
CVE9,657.42
|
$81.69
F CFA50,821
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$145.83
CVE15,248.56
|
$106.20
F CFA66,067
|
|
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