Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 14.2% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 4.8% less for restaurants
|
Cyprus
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.56
€14.76
|
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.31
€7.88
|
$9.43
F CFA5,865
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.59
|
$1.31
F CFA813
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
€0.98
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
pay 6.2% more for groceries
|
Cyprus
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.68
|
$0.90
F CFA560
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.32
€5.99
|
$7.28
F CFA4,526
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
€6.06
|
$6.18
F CFA3,848
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
€3.66
|
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
€3.59
|
$5.93
F CFA3,688
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.12
|
$1.85
F CFA1,153
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.80
|
$0.44
F CFA277
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.88
|
$1.85
F CFA1,153
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.19
|
$0.07
F CFA46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$0.59
F CFA369
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.59
F CFA369
|
|
pay 26.2% less for transportation
|
Cyprus
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
€5.25
|
$4.52
F CFA2,811
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€40.66
|
$25.57
F CFA15,908
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,716.67
€25,337.08
|
$32,027.10
F CFA19,923,560
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.31
€19.26
|
$6.94
F CFA4,320
|
|
pay 32.2% less for housing
|
Cyprus
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.66
€31.93
|
$45.27
F CFA28,161
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$862.00
€817.49
|
$433.95
F CFA269,956
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$707.00
€670.49
|
$225.47
F CFA140,262
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.26
€132.07
|
$75.86
F CFA47,191
|
|
pay 7.5% more for childcare
|
Cyprus
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$417.93
€396.35
|
$765.65
F CFA476,298
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,282.83
€6,906.76
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,435,461
|
|
pay 50.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cyprus
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.45
€3.28
|
$1.55
F CFA966
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.61
€3.43
|
$2.04
F CFA1,271
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
€4.65
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.44
€56.37
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.85
€10.29
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
pay 0.9% more for clothing
|
Cyprus
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.33
€77.13
|
$89.86
F CFA55,903
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.86
€44.44
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.61
€106.79
|
$81.69
F CFA50,821
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.65
€102.09
|
$106.20
F CFA66,067
|
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