Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 16.3% cheaper than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 50.8% less for restaurants
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
$2.65
SOS1,519
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.43
F CFA5,865
|
$4.67
SOS2,675
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
F CFA813
|
$0.81
SOS463
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
$0.51
SOS293
|
|
pay 46.5% more for groceries
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
F CFA560
|
$0.97
SOS557
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.28
F CFA4,526
|
$1.96
SOS1,123
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.18
F CFA3,848
|
$5.93
SOS3,400
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
$2.21
SOS1,266
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
F CFA3,688
|
$2.67
SOS1,531
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.85
F CFA1,153
|
$1.73
SOS990
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
F CFA277
|
$0.88
SOS506
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
F CFA1,153
|
$1.32
SOS754
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.07
F CFA46
|
$0.54
SOS312
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA369
|
$0.60
SOS344
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA369
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
pay 21.5% less for transportation
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
F CFA2,811
|
$4.12
SOS2,363
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.57
F CFA15,908
|
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,027.10
F CFA19,923,560
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,296,075
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
F CFA4,320
|
$7.43
SOS4,261
|
|
pay 32.4% less for housing
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.27
F CFA28,161
|
$30.62
SOS17,555
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$433.95
F CFA269,956
|
$160.00
SOS91,717
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.47
F CFA140,262
|
$93.33
SOS53,502
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.86
F CFA47,191
|
$94.31
SOS54,064
|
|
pay 80.3% less for childcare
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$765.65
F CFA476,298
|
$55.21
SOS31,647
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,307.50
F CFA1,435,461
|
$742.50
SOS425,624
|
|
pay 90.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
F CFA966
|
$7.00
SOS4,013
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
F CFA1,271
|
$1.24
SOS709
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
$1.34
SOS771
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
$30.00
SOS17,197
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
$5.00
SOS2,866
|
|
pay 66.0% less for clothing
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.86
F CFA55,903
|
$18.61
SOS10,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
$23.11
SOS13,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.69
F CFA50,821
|
$25.89
SOS14,840
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
F CFA66,067
|
$45.78
SOS26,241
|
|
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