Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 2.5 times more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 30.2% less for restaurants
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.90
F CFA3,086
|
$6.00
ETB734.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.43
F CFA5,936
|
$6.24
ETB763.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
F CFA823
|
$0.78
ETB96.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
$0.50
ETB61.46
|
|
pay 36.9% more for groceries
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
F CFA567
|
$1.20
ETB147.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.28
F CFA4,581
|
$4.85
ETB594.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.18
F CFA3,894
|
$6.08
ETB743.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.90
F CFA3,086
|
$2.65
ETB324.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
F CFA3,733
|
$5.65
ETB691.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.85
F CFA1,167
|
$3.30
ETB404.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
F CFA280
|
$0.51
ETB61.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
F CFA1,167
|
$1.08
ETB131.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.07
F CFA47
|
$0.39
ETB47.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
$0.31
ETB38.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
$0.79
ETB97.20
|
|
pay 30.5% less for transportation
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
F CFA2,845
|
$4.88
ETB597.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.57
F CFA16,101
|
$10.00
ETB1,223.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,027.10
F CFA20,165,481
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,059,724.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
F CFA4,372
|
$3.67
ETB448.56
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.27
F CFA28,503
|
$171.17
ETB20,948.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$433.95
F CFA273,234
|
$645.10
ETB78,953.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.47
F CFA141,965
|
$422.74
ETB51,739.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.86
F CFA47,764
|
$124.84
ETB15,278.83
|
|
pay 9.6 times more for childcare
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$765.65
F CFA482,081
|
$81.47
ETB9,971.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,307.50
F CFA1,452,891
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,374,916.65
|
|
pay 86.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
F CFA977
|
$1.00
ETB122.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
F CFA1,286
|
$1.15
ETB140.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
$4.00
ETB489.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
$90.59
ETB11,087.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
$6.70
ETB820.01
|
|
pay 7.7% more for clothing
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.86
F CFA56,582
|
$48.33
ETB5,915.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
$75.17
ETB9,199.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.69
F CFA51,438
|
$108.84
ETB13,321.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
F CFA66,869
|
$119.32
ETB14,603.66
|
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