Cost of living comparison
Italy is 98.0% more expensive than Guinea-Bissau overall.
- Restaurants
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pay 76.5% more in Italy
- Groceries
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pay 2.6 times more in Italy
- Transportation
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pay 68.8% more in Italy
- Housing
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pay 60.0% more in Italy
- Childcare
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pay 2.4 times more in Italy
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 2.9 times more in Italy
- Clothing
-
pay 9.8% less in Italy
The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, restaurants, transportation, and housing in Italy are more expensive than in Guinea-Bissau. Notably, entertainment and sports, groceries, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Italy.
If you lived in Italy instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 76.5% more for restaurants
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.90
F CFA2,957
|
$16.15
€14.85
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.43
F CFA5,687
|
$10.06
€9.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
F CFA788
|
$2.55
€2.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
F CFA986
|
$1.22
€1.12
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
F CFA543
|
$2.04
€1.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.28
F CFA4,389
|
$6.83
€6.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.18
F CFA3,731
|
$5.53
€5.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.90
F CFA2,957
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
F CFA3,576
|
$5.05
€4.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.85
F CFA1,118
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
F CFA268
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
F CFA1,118
|
$1.04
€0.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.07
F CFA45
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
pay 68.8% more for transportation
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
F CFA2,726
|
$7.22
€6.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.57
F CFA15,425
|
$38.81
€35.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,027.10
F CFA19,318,955
|
$28,223.13
€25,953.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
F CFA4,189
|
$19.13
€17.59
|
|
pay 60.0% more for housing
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.27
F CFA27,306
|
$28.87
€26.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$433.95
F CFA261,764
|
$656.19
€603.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.47
F CFA136,006
|
$511.91
€470.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.86
F CFA45,759
|
$150.39
€138.30
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$765.65
F CFA461,844
|
$508.72
€467.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,307.50
F CFA1,391,901
|
$9,465.55
€8,704.36
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
F CFA936
|
$5.01
€4.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
F CFA1,232
|
$1.69
€1.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA986
|
$6.20
€5.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA34,495
|
$52.12
€47.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.63
F CFA986
|
$9.39
€8.63
|
|
pay 9.8% less for clothing
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.86
F CFA54,207
|
$78.41
€72.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.19
F CFA34,495
|
$33.87
€31.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.69
F CFA49,279
|
$86.07
€79.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
F CFA64,062
|
$115.43
€106.15
|
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