Cost of living comparison

 Guinea-Bissau
compared to
 Estonia
Estonia vs. Guinea-Bissau Cost of Living Summary

Estonia is 70.0% more expensive than Guinea-Bissau overall.

Restaurants
pay 52.9% more in Estonia
Groceries
pay 2.2 times more in Estonia
Transportation
pay 13.8% more in Estonia
Housing
pay 52.6% more in Estonia
Childcare
pay 77.8% more in Estonia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.8 times more in Estonia
Clothing
pay 8.7% less in Estonia

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, restaurants, housing, and transportation in Estonia are more expensive than in Guinea-Bissau. Notably, entertainment and sports, groceries, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Estonia.

Estonia vs. Guinea-Bissau Cost Breakdown

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

pay 52.9% more for restaurants

 
Guinea-Bissau
Estonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.90
F CFA2,956
$12.54
€11.53
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.43
F CFA5,686
$8.68
€7.98
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.31
F CFA788
$2.03
€1.87

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

 
Guinea-Bissau
Estonia
Bread
1 loaf
$0.90
F CFA543
$1.10
€1.02
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.28
F CFA4,389
$5.07
€4.66
Milk (1 gallon) $6.18
F CFA3,730
$4.04
€3.72

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pay 13.8% more for transportation

 
Guinea-Bissau
Estonia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.52
F CFA2,726
$6.86
€6.31
Monthly public transit pass $25.57
F CFA15,424
$22.40
€20.60
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,027.10
F CFA19,317,179
$26,622.60
€24,479.42

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pay 52.6% more for housing

 
Guinea-Bissau
Estonia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$45.27
F CFA27,304
$27.99
€25.74
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $433.95
F CFA261,740
$484.69
€445.68
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $225.47
F CFA135,993
$364.00
€334.70

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pay 77.8% more for childcare

 
Guinea-Bissau
Estonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $765.65
F CFA461,801
$230.59
€212.03
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,307.50
F CFA1,391,773
$7,509.99
€6,905.42

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Guinea-Bissau
Estonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.55
F CFA936
$4.19
€3.85
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.04
F CFA1,232
$3.38
€3.11
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.63
F CFA985
$5.81
€5.34

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pay 8.7% less for clothing

 
Guinea-Bissau
Estonia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.86
F CFA54,202
$101.44
€93.27
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$57.19
F CFA34,492
$34.43
€31.66
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$81.69
F CFA49,274
$81.18
€74.65

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