Cost of living comparison

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

Guinea is 60.1% more expensive than Guinea-Bissau overall.

Restaurants
pay 9.6% more in Guinea
Groceries
pay 2.6 times more in Guinea
Transportation
pay 23.3% more in Guinea
Housing
pay 68.1% more in Guinea
Childcare
pay 2.8 times more in Guinea
Entertainment and Sports
pay 45.6% more in Guinea
Clothing
pay 62.5% less in Guinea

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

Guinea vs. Guinea-Bissau Cost Breakdown

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

pay 9.6% more for restaurants

 
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.90
F CFA2,730
$6.43
GNF55,767
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.43
F CFA5,250
$10.77
GNF93,418
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.31
F CFA728
$1.56
GNF13,540

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

 
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea
Bread
1 loaf
$0.90
F CFA502
$1.32
GNF11,452
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.28
F CFA4,052
$9.28
GNF80,454
Milk (1 gallon) $6.18
F CFA3,444
$8.22
GNF71,239

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pay 23.3% more for transportation

 
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.52
F CFA2,517
$5.09
GNF44,095
Monthly public transit pass $25.57
F CFA14,241
$28.49
GNF247,018
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,027.10
F CFA17,835,966
$33,000.00
GNF286,120,739

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pay 68.1% more for housing

 
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$45.27
F CFA25,210
$80.91
GNF701,505
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $433.95
F CFA241,670
$523.54
GNF4,539,256
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $225.47
F CFA125,565
$462.34
GNF4,008,598

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

 
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $765.65
F CFA426,391
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,307.50
F CFA1,285,053
$6,389.60
GNF55,399,877

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pay 45.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.55
F CFA864
$2.37
GNF20,578
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.04
F CFA1,137
$2.00
GNF17,341
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.63
F CFA910
$1.16
GNF10,079

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pay 62.5% less for clothing

 
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.86
F CFA50,046
$20.00
GNF173,407
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$57.19
F CFA31,847
$25.00
GNF216,758
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$81.69
F CFA45,496
$30.00
GNF260,110

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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: July 2025
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