Cost of living comparison

Guatemala City, Guatemala

compared to

Bissau, Guinea-Bissau

Bissau vs. Guatemala City Cost of Living Summary

Bissau is 18.6% more expensive than Guatemala City.

Restaurants: pay 34.2% more in Bissau
Groceries: pay 1.3% more in Bissau
Transportation: pay 39.3% more in Bissau
Housing: pay 9.3% less in Bissau
Childcare: pay 96.4% more in Bissau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.2% less in Bissau
Clothing: pay 12.3% more in Bissau

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

Bissau vs. Guatemala City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bissau instead of Guatemala City, you would:

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pay 34.2% more for restaurants

	Guatemala City	Bissau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.15 GTQ39.57	$4.90 F CFA2,790	-4.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.37 GTQ48.97	$9.43 F CFA5,366	+48.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 GTQ8.90	$1.31 F CFA744	+12.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 GTQ6.97	$1.63 F CFA930	+80.4%
Average			+34.2%

Guatemala City vs. Bissau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.3% more for groceries

	Guatemala City	Bissau
Bread 1 loaf	$3.24 GTQ24.90	$0.90 F CFA513	-72.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.39 GTQ26.03	$7.28 F CFA4,141	+114.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.37 GTQ56.69	$6.18 F CFA3,520	-16.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.57 GTQ19.76	$4.90 F CFA2,790	+90.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 GTQ26.33	$5.93 F CFA3,375	+73.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.67 GTQ12.81	$1.85 F CFA1,055	+11.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 GTQ5.71	$0.44 F CFA253	-40.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.55 GTQ11.90	$1.85 F CFA1,055	+19.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 GTQ7.01	$0.07 F CFA42	-91.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 GTQ6.43	$0.59 F CFA337	-29.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 GTQ8.50	$0.59 F CFA337	-46.4%
Average			+1.3%

Guatemala City vs. Bissau - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.3% more for transportation

	Guatemala City	Bissau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 GTQ31.76	$4.52 F CFA2,572	+9.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.42 GTQ103.23	$25.57 F CFA14,555	+90.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,009.72 GTQ138,495.99	$32,027.10 F CFA18,229,336	+77.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.75 GTQ67.27	$6.94 F CFA3,952	-20.6%
Average			+39.3%

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pay 9.3% less for housing

	Guatemala City	Bissau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.14 GTQ331.73	$45.27 F CFA25,766	+4.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$647.65 GTQ4,980.44	$433.95 F CFA247,000	-33.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$347.33 GTQ2,670.99	$225.47 F CFA128,335	-35.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.31 GTQ463.76	$75.86 F CFA43,178	+25.8%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 96.4% more for childcare

	Guatemala City	Bissau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$217.77 GTQ1,674.67	$765.65 F CFA435,795	+251.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,593.73 GTQ43,016.20	$2,307.50 F CFA1,313,395	-58.7%
Average			+96.4%

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pay 44.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala City	Bissau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.22 GTQ24.73	$1.55 F CFA883	-51.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 GTQ25.42	$2.04 F CFA1,162	-38.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.60 GTQ27.70	$1.63 F CFA930	-54.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.94 GTQ430.20	$57.19 F CFA32,550	+2.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 GTQ59.36	$1.63 F CFA930	-78.8%
Average			-44.2%

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pay 12.3% more for clothing

	Guatemala City	Bissau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.50 GTQ365.28	$89.86 F CFA51,149	+89.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.74 GTQ428.68	$57.19 F CFA32,550	+2.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.06 GTQ923.31	$81.69 F CFA46,499	-32.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.99 GTQ915.06	$106.20 F CFA60,449	-10.7%
Average			+12.3%

Guatemala City vs. 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: June 2025

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