Cost of living comparison

Cameroon

compared to

Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau vs. Cameroon Cost of Living Summary

Guinea-Bissau is 32.8% more expensive than Cameroon overall.

Restaurants: pay 75.5% more in Guinea-Bissau
Groceries: pay 27.5% more in Guinea-Bissau
Transportation: pay 40.4% more in Guinea-Bissau
Housing: pay 9.3% less in Guinea-Bissau
Childcare: pay 54.8% more in Guinea-Bissau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.5% more in Guinea-Bissau
Clothing: pay 26.3% more in Guinea-Bissau

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

Guinea-Bissau vs. Cameroon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 75.5% more for restaurants

	Cameroon	Guinea-Bissau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 FCFA2,721	$4.90 F CFA2,881	+5.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.49 FCFA2,640	$9.43 F CFA5,540	+109.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 FCFA809	$1.31 F CFA768	-5.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 FCFA330	$1.63 F CFA960	+191.2%
Average			+75.5%

Cameroon vs. Guinea-Bissau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.5% more for groceries

	Cameroon	Guinea-Bissau
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 FCFA236	$0.90 F CFA529	+123.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.80 FCFA5,761	$7.28 F CFA4,276	-25.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.41 FCFA5,531	$6.18 F CFA3,635	-34.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 FCFA1,046	$4.90 F CFA2,881	+175.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.13 FCFA1,840	$5.93 F CFA3,484	+89.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.63 FCFA958	$1.85 F CFA1,089	+13.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 FCFA469	$0.44 F CFA261	-44.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA457	$1.85 F CFA1,089	+138.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 FCFA329	$0.07 F CFA44	-86.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 FCFA528	$0.59 F CFA348	-34.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 FCFA398	$0.59 F CFA348	-12.3%
Average			+27.5%

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pay 40.4% more for transportation

	Cameroon	Guinea-Bissau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 FCFA2,589	$4.52 F CFA2,656	+2.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.34 FCFA9,602	$25.57 F CFA15,028	+56.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,808.69 FCFA15,166,891	$32,027.10 F CFA18,821,241	+24.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 FCFA2,288	$6.94 F CFA4,081	+78.3%
Average			+40.4%

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pay 9.3% less for housing

	Cameroon	Guinea-Bissau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$96.22 FCFA56,544	$45.27 F CFA26,603	-53.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$355.76 FCFA209,065	$433.95 F CFA255,020	+22.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$265.27 FCFA155,890	$225.47 F CFA132,502	-15.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.86 FCFA41,057	$75.86 F CFA44,580	+8.6%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 54.8% more for childcare

	Cameroon	Guinea-Bissau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$343.62 FCFA201,935	$765.65 F CFA449,945	+122.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,662.70 FCFA1,564,778	$2,307.50 F CFA1,356,041	-13.3%
Average			+54.8%

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pay 14.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Cameroon	Guinea-Bissau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.14 FCFA672	$1.55 F CFA912	+35.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 FCFA938	$2.04 F CFA1,200	+27.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 FCFA1,120	$1.63 F CFA960	-14.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.14 FCFA16,536	$57.19 F CFA33,606	+103.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.17 FCFA4,801	$1.63 F CFA960	-80.0%
Average			+14.5%

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pay 26.3% more for clothing

	Cameroon	Guinea-Bissau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.77 FCFA24,549	$89.86 F CFA52,810	+115.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.19 FCFA30,673	$57.19 F CFA33,606	+9.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.70 FCFA56,829	$81.69 F CFA48,009	-15.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.51 FCFA64,940	$106.20 F CFA62,412	-3.9%
Average			+26.3%

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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: May 2025

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