Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 58.6% more expensive than Colombia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 75.0% more in Guinea-Bissau
- Groceries
-
pay 77.4% more in Guinea-Bissau
- Transportation
-
pay 13.3% more in Guinea-Bissau
- Housing
-
pay 41.8% more in Guinea-Bissau
- Childcare
-
pay 2.3 times more in Guinea-Bissau
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 31.5% more in Guinea-Bissau
- Clothing
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pay 44.0% more in Guinea-Bissau
The cost of childcare, groceries, restaurants, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports in Guinea-Bissau are more expensive than in Colombia. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 75.0% more for restaurants
|
Colombia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.20
COP18,163.63
|
$4.90
F CFA2,831
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
COP28,619.82
|
$9.43
F CFA5,445
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
COP3,391.30
|
$1.31
F CFA755
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
COP2,574.00
|
$1.63
F CFA944
|
|
pay 77.4% more for groceries
|
Colombia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
COP5,496.91
|
$0.90
F CFA520
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.16
COP9,356.09
|
$7.28
F CFA4,202
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
COP16,775.85
|
$6.18
F CFA3,572
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
COP8,735.51
|
$4.90
F CFA2,831
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
COP9,461.53
|
$5.93
F CFA3,424
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
COP4,631.74
|
$1.85
F CFA1,070
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
COP1,966.01
|
$0.44
F CFA257
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,385.45
|
$1.85
F CFA1,070
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP1,977.34
|
$0.07
F CFA43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
COP2,163.38
|
$0.59
F CFA342
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
COP1,957.83
|
$0.59
F CFA342
|
|
pay 13.3% more for transportation
|
Colombia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
COP13,201.49
|
$4.52
F CFA2,610
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.31
COP148,303.10
|
$25.57
F CFA14,768
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,642.99
COP76,262,202.57
|
$32,027.10
F CFA18,496,564
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.10
COP60,939.35
|
$6.94
F CFA4,010
|
|
pay 41.8% more for housing
|
Colombia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.88
COP98,884.54
|
$45.27
F CFA26,144
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$272.41
COP1,177,510.30
|
$433.95
F CFA250,621
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.87
COP1,019,555.58
|
$225.47
F CFA130,216
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.40
COP287,027.49
|
$75.86
F CFA43,811
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Colombia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.65
COP824,107.69
|
$765.65
F CFA442,183
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,364.51
COP18,865,705.11
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,332,649
|
|
pay 31.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP4,987.70
|
$1.55
F CFA896
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
COP6,069.90
|
$2.04
F CFA1,180
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.09
COP9,045.53
|
$1.63
F CFA944
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.45
COP97,060.55
|
$57.19
F CFA33,027
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.65
COP15,793.89
|
$1.63
F CFA944
|
|
pay 44.0% more for clothing
|
Colombia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.02
COP224,858.88
|
$89.86
F CFA51,899
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.22
COP165,227.67
|
$57.19
F CFA33,027
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.60
COP352,738.62
|
$81.69
F CFA47,181
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.09
COP298,626.00
|
$106.20
F CFA61,335
|
|
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