Cost of living comparison

Guinea-Bissau

compared to

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates vs. Guinea-Bissau Cost of Living Summary

United Arab Emirates is 2.0 times more expensive than Guinea-Bissau overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.2% less in United Arab Emirates
Groceries: pay 45.4% more in United Arab Emirates
Transportation: pay 27.8% more in United Arab Emirates
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in United Arab Emirates
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in United Arab Emirates
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.5 times more in United Arab Emirates
Clothing: pay 2.5% less in United Arab Emirates

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

United Arab Emirates vs. Guinea-Bissau Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.2% less for restaurants

	Guinea-Bissau	United Arab Emirates
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.90 F CFA2,820	$8.01 AED29.44	+63.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.43 F CFA5,425	$8.22 AED30.19	-12.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.31 F CFA752	$1.02 AED3.73	-22.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 F CFA940	$0.57 AED2.09	-65.2%
Average			-9.2%

Guinea-Bissau vs. United Arab Emirates - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.4% more for groceries

	Guinea-Bissau	United Arab Emirates
Bread 1 loaf	$0.90 F CFA518	$1.26 AED4.64	+40.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.28 F CFA4,187	$5.08 AED18.66	-30.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.18 F CFA3,559	$6.80 AED24.96	+9.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.90 F CFA2,820	$2.47 AED9.07	-49.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.93 F CFA3,411	$3.33 AED12.21	-43.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.85 F CFA1,066	$0.94 AED3.47	-49.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 F CFA256	$0.74 AED2.72	+66.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 F CFA1,066	$0.72 AED2.64	-61.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.07 F CFA43	$0.56 AED2.07	+662.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 F CFA341	$0.45 AED1.64	-24.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 F CFA341	$0.47 AED1.74	-20.3%
Average			+45.4%

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pay 27.8% more for transportation

	Guinea-Bissau	United Arab Emirates
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.52 F CFA2,600	$3.06 AED11.23	-32.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.57 F CFA14,713	$48.60 AED178.50	+90.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,027.10 F CFA18,427,611	$42,240.06 AED155,143.53	+31.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.94 F CFA3,995	$8.46 AED31.07	+21.8%
Average			+27.8%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Guinea-Bissau	United Arab Emirates
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.27 F CFA26,046	$95.75 AED351.69	+111.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.95 F CFA249,687	$1,395.59 AED5,125.85	+221.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$225.47 F CFA129,731	$985.52 AED3,619.73	+337.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$75.86 F CFA43,648	$115.48 AED424.14	+52.2%
Average			+180.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Guinea-Bissau	United Arab Emirates
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$765.65 F CFA440,535	$507.75 AED1,864.93	-33.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,307.50 F CFA1,327,681	$8,162.28 AED29,979.24	+253.7%
Average			+110.0%

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pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Guinea-Bissau	United Arab Emirates
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.55 F CFA893	$10.55 AED38.75	+579.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 F CFA1,175	$5.03 AED18.46	+146.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.63 F CFA940	$6.23 AED22.87	+281.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.19 F CFA32,904	$84.91 AED311.87	+48.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.63 F CFA940	$12.83 AED47.12	+685.2%
Average			+348.1%

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pay 2.5% less for clothing

	Guinea-Bissau	United Arab Emirates
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.86 F CFA51,706	$64.14 AED235.59	-28.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.19 F CFA32,904	$64.91 AED238.42	+13.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.69 F CFA47,005	$93.31 AED342.71	+14.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.20 F CFA61,107	$96.50 AED354.42	-9.1%
Average			-2.5%

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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: June 2025

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