Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 8.5% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 4.1% less for restaurants
|
Guinea
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.43
GNF55,594
|
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF93,129
|
$9.43
F CFA5,865
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
GNF13,499
|
$1.31
F CFA813
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,372
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
pay 5.0% more for groceries
|
Guinea
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
GNF11,416
|
$0.90
F CFA560
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF80,205
|
$7.28
F CFA4,526
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
GNF71,019
|
$6.18
F CFA3,848
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
GNF24,217
|
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
GNF24,504
|
$5.93
F CFA3,688
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
GNF11,639
|
$1.85
F CFA1,153
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
GNF9,555
|
$0.44
F CFA277
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
GNF7,943
|
$1.85
F CFA1,153
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
GNF11,092
|
$0.07
F CFA46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
$0.59
F CFA369
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
$0.59
F CFA369
|
|
pay 16.0% less for transportation
|
Guinea
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
GNF43,958
|
$4.52
F CFA2,811
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.49
GNF246,253
|
$25.57
F CFA15,908
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
GNF285,235,707
|
$32,027.10
F CFA19,923,560
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.55
GNF99,832
|
$6.94
F CFA4,320
|
|
pay 37.5% less for housing
|
Guinea
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.91
GNF699,335
|
$45.27
F CFA28,161
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,525,215
|
$433.95
F CFA269,956
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$462.34
GNF3,996,199
|
$225.47
F CFA140,262
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$75.86
F CFA47,191
|
|
pay 63.9% less for childcare
|
Guinea
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$765.65
F CFA476,298
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF55,228,513
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,435,461
|
|
pay 15.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Guinea
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,515
|
$1.55
F CFA966
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,287
|
$2.04
F CFA1,271
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.16
GNF10,048
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.01
GNF605,152
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF40,048
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
|
Guinea
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,870
|
$89.86
F CFA55,903
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF216,088
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF259,305
|
$81.69
F CFA50,821
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF432,175
|
$106.20
F CFA66,067
|
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