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Sweden vs. Guinea-Bissau Cost of Living Summary

Sweden is 99.2% more expensive than Guinea-Bissau overall.

Restaurants: pay 54.4% more in Sweden
Groceries: pay 3.2 times more in Sweden
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Sweden
Housing: pay 60.7% more in Sweden
Childcare: pay 24.1% less in Sweden
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9 times more in Sweden
Clothing: pay 7.2% less in Sweden

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

Sweden vs. Guinea-Bissau Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.4% more for restaurants

	Guinea-Bissau	Sweden
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.90 F CFA3,065	$11.92 SEK127.44	+143.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.43 F CFA5,895	$9.45 SEK101.09	+0.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.31 F CFA817	$2.04 SEK21.83	+56.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 F CFA1,022	$1.93 SEK20.62	+18.0%
Average			+54.4%

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pay 3.2 times more for groceries

	Guinea-Bissau	Sweden
Bread 1 loaf	$0.90 F CFA563	$2.49 SEK26.59	+176.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.28 F CFA4,549	$5.18 SEK55.44	-28.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.18 F CFA3,867	$5.43 SEK58.11	-12.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.90 F CFA3,065	$3.74 SEK39.99	-23.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.93 F CFA3,707	$4.68 SEK50.01	-21.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.85 F CFA1,158	$1.19 SEK12.74	-35.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 F CFA278	$1.06 SEK11.30	+137.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 F CFA1,158	$1.13 SEK12.13	-38.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.07 F CFA46	$1.73 SEK18.49	+2233.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 F CFA371	$0.67 SEK7.20	+13.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 F CFA371	$0.70 SEK7.50	+18.3%
Average			+219.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Guinea-Bissau	Sweden
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.52 F CFA2,825	$6.64 SEK70.96	+46.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.57 F CFA15,988	$68.10 SEK728.25	+166.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,027.10 F CFA20,024,208	$26,850.74 SEK287,120.30	-16.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.94 F CFA4,342	$21.47 SEK229.53	+209.1%
Average			+101.5%

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pay 60.7% more for housing

	Guinea-Bissau	Sweden
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.27 F CFA28,303	$30.29 SEK323.87	-33.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.95 F CFA271,320	$821.73 SEK8,786.89	+89.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$225.47 F CFA140,971	$641.62 SEK6,860.99	+184.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$75.86 F CFA47,429	$77.37 SEK827.36	+2.0%
Average			+60.7%

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pay 24.1% less for childcare

	Guinea-Bissau	Sweden
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$765.65 F CFA478,704	$122.27 SEK1,307.51	-84.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,307.50 F CFA1,442,713	$3,135.75 SEK33,531.18	+35.9%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Guinea-Bissau	Sweden
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.55 F CFA970	$6.64 SEK71.02	+327.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 F CFA1,277	$3.78 SEK40.47	+85.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.63 F CFA1,022	$6.41 SEK68.53	+292.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.19 F CFA35,754	$38.70 SEK413.82	-32.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.63 F CFA1,022	$14.24 SEK152.24	+771.3%
Average			+288.9%

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pay 7.2% less for clothing

	Guinea-Bissau	Sweden
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.86 F CFA56,185	$79.10 SEK845.79	-12.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.19 F CFA35,754	$35.56 SEK380.25	-37.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.69 F CFA51,078	$84.42 SEK902.75	+3.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.20 F CFA66,401	$125.14 SEK1,338.14	+17.8%
Average			-7.2%

Guinea-Bissau vs. Sweden - Cost of clothing

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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: February 2025

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