Cost of living comparison

Eritrea

compared to

Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau vs. Eritrea Cost of Living Summary

Guinea-Bissau is 3.4 times more expensive than Eritrea overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.5% less in Guinea-Bissau
Groceries: pay 32.7% more in Guinea-Bissau
Transportation: pay 35.0% more in Guinea-Bissau
Housing: pay 32.8% more in Guinea-Bissau
Childcare: pay 16.0 times more in Guinea-Bissau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.3% more in Guinea-Bissau
Clothing: pay 15.6% less in Guinea-Bissau

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

Guinea-Bissau vs. Eritrea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.5% less for restaurants

	Eritrea	Guinea-Bissau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.14 ERN272.04	$4.90 F CFA2,831	-73.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 ERN89.85	$9.43 F CFA5,445	+57.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 ERN27.50	$1.31 F CFA755	-28.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 ERN20.00	$1.63 F CFA944	+22.5%
Average			-5.5%

Eritrea vs. Guinea-Bissau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.7% more for groceries

	Eritrea	Guinea-Bissau
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 ERN7.50	$0.90 F CFA520	+80.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 ERN22.50	$7.28 F CFA4,202	+385.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.14 ERN92.11	$6.18 F CFA3,572	+0.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.52 ERN67.80	$4.90 F CFA2,831	+8.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.17 ERN182.57	$5.93 F CFA3,424	-51.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.54 ERN83.16	$1.85 F CFA1,070	-66.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ERN8.69	$0.44 F CFA257	-23.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 ERN12.85	$1.85 F CFA1,070	+116.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 ERN8.32	$0.07 F CFA43	-86.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 ERN11.94	$0.59 F CFA342	-25.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 ERN7.26	$0.59 F CFA342	+22.5%
Average			+32.7%

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pay 35.0% more for transportation

	Eritrea	Guinea-Bissau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.83 ERN132.49	$4.52 F CFA2,610	-48.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.00 ERN120.00	$25.57 F CFA14,768	+219.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,666.00 ERN999,990.00	$32,027.10 F CFA18,496,564	-52.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 ERN85.99	$6.94 F CFA4,010	+21.1%
Average			+35.0%

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pay 32.8% more for housing

	Eritrea	Guinea-Bissau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$45.27 F CFA26,144	-77.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$475.00 ERN7,125.00	$433.95 F CFA250,621	-8.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$400.00 ERN6,000.00	$225.47 F CFA130,216	-43.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$21.03 ERN315.44	$75.86 F CFA43,811	+260.7%
Average			+32.8%

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pay 16.0 times more for childcare

	Eritrea	Guinea-Bissau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.00 ERN375.00	$765.65 F CFA442,183	+2962.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,675.00 ERN25,125.00	$2,307.50 F CFA1,332,649	+37.8%
Average			+1500.2%

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pay 72.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Eritrea	Guinea-Bissau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$1.55 F CFA896	+55.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.77 ERN11.58	$2.04 F CFA1,180	+164.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 ERN30.00	$1.63 F CFA944	-18.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 ERN405.00	$57.19 F CFA33,027	+111.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.10 ERN16.50	$1.63 F CFA944	+48.5%
Average			+72.3%

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pay 15.6% less for clothing

	Eritrea	Guinea-Bissau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.50 ERN1,237.50	$89.86 F CFA51,899	+8.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 ERN1,125.00	$57.19 F CFA33,027	-23.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$81.69 F CFA47,181	-59.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.00 ERN1,425.00	$106.20 F CFA61,335	+11.8%
Average			-15.6%

Eritrea vs. Guinea-Bissau - Cost of clothing

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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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