Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 25.6% cheaper than France overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 36.5% less in Guinea-Bissau
- Groceries
-
pay 11.4% less in Guinea-Bissau
- Transportation
-
pay 36.3% less in Guinea-Bissau
- Housing
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pay 25.1% less in Guinea-Bissau
- Childcare
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pay 31.9% less in Guinea-Bissau
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 44.1% less in Guinea-Bissau
- Clothing
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pay 6.2% more in Guinea-Bissau
Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, childcare, housing, and groceries are lower in Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of France, you would:
pay 36.5% less for restaurants
|
France
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.64
€13.45
|
$4.90
F CFA2,765
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.86
€9.34
|
$9.43
F CFA5,318
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
€2.35
|
$1.31
F CFA737
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.60
|
$1.63
F CFA922
|
|
pay 11.4% less for groceries
|
France
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
€1.47
|
$0.90
F CFA508
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.46
€7.28
|
$7.28
F CFA4,104
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
€3.88
|
$6.18
F CFA3,489
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
€3.26
|
$4.90
F CFA2,765
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.82
€5.01
|
$5.93
F CFA3,344
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.09
|
$1.85
F CFA1,045
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.82
|
$0.44
F CFA251
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.10
|
$1.85
F CFA1,045
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.27
|
$0.07
F CFA42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.78
|
$0.59
F CFA334
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.84
|
$0.59
F CFA334
|
|
pay 36.3% less for transportation
|
France
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.25
€6.24
|
$4.52
F CFA2,549
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.39
€43.33
|
$25.57
F CFA14,425
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,262.62
€26,884.29
|
$32,027.10
F CFA18,066,172
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
€15.19
|
$6.94
F CFA3,917
|
|
pay 25.1% less for housing
|
France
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.07
€25.86
|
$45.27
F CFA25,535
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.17
€645.11
|
$433.95
F CFA244,790
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.38
€519.74
|
$225.47
F CFA127,186
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
€120.48
|
$75.86
F CFA42,791
|
|
pay 31.9% less for childcare
|
France
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$690.26
€593.59
|
$765.65
F CFA431,894
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,163.56
€7,880.21
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,301,639
|
|
pay 44.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.20
€5.33
|
$1.55
F CFA876
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.59
|
$2.04
F CFA1,152
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.83
€10.18
|
$1.63
F CFA922
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.91
€30.88
|
$57.19
F CFA32,258
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.10
€10.40
|
$1.63
F CFA922
|
|
pay 6.2% more for clothing
|
France
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.62
€77.07
|
$89.86
F CFA50,691
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
€32.47
|
$57.19
F CFA32,258
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.52
€78.70
|
$81.69
F CFA46,083
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.90
€109.12
|
$106.20
F CFA59,908
|
|
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