Senegal is 51.6% more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.

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

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pay 10.1% less for restaurants

 
Guinea-Bissau
Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.90
F CFA3,049
$6.54
F CFA4,066
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.43
F CFA5,865
$8.99
F CFA5,590
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.31
F CFA813
$0.93
F CFA576

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pay 93.4% more for groceries

 
Guinea-Bissau
Senegal
Bread
1 loaf
$0.90
F CFA560
$0.55
F CFA343
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.28
F CFA4,526
$6.75
F CFA4,196
Milk (1 gallon) $6.18
F CFA3,848
$10.56
F CFA6,568

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pay 70.0% more for transportation

 
Guinea-Bissau
Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.52
F CFA2,811
$6.12
F CFA3,809
Monthly public transit pass $25.57
F CFA15,908
$24.51
F CFA15,246
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,027.10
F CFA19,923,560
$26,959.22
F CFA16,770,912

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pay 48.9% more for housing

 
Guinea-Bissau
Senegal
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$45.27
F CFA28,161
$48.58
F CFA30,222
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $433.95
F CFA269,956
$932.62
F CFA580,166
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $225.47
F CFA140,262
$326.78
F CFA203,284

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pay 63.5% more for childcare

 
Guinea-Bissau
Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $765.65
F CFA476,298
$249.17
F CFA155,004
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,307.50
F CFA1,435,461
$6,796.99
F CFA4,228,303

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Guinea-Bissau
Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.55
F CFA966
$2.45
F CFA1,525
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.04
F CFA1,271
$4.23
F CFA2,632
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.63
F CFA1,016
$1.47
F CFA915

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pay 18.4% less for clothing

 
Guinea-Bissau
Senegal
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.86
F CFA55,903
$58.82
F CFA36,591
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$57.19
F CFA35,575
$37.58
F CFA23,378
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$81.69
F CFA50,821
$88.23
F CFA54,887

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