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Guinea-Bissau vs. Kazakhstan Cost of Living Summary

Guinea-Bissau is 69.5% more expensive than Kazakhstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 72.6% more in Guinea-Bissau
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Guinea-Bissau
Transportation: pay 73.1% more in Guinea-Bissau
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Guinea-Bissau
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Guinea-Bissau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.7% more in Guinea-Bissau
Clothing: pay 18.7% more in Guinea-Bissau

The cost of groceries, childcare, housing, transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Guinea-Bissau are more expensive than in Kazakhstan. Notably, groceries, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Guinea-Bissau.

Guinea-Bissau vs. Kazakhstan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.6% more for restaurants

	Kazakhstan	Guinea-Bissau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.27 KZT4,220.20	$4.90 F CFA3,113	-40.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.04 KZT3,081.08	$9.43 F CFA5,988	+56.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KZT465.09	$1.31 F CFA830	+43.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 KZT251.50	$1.63 F CFA1,038	+231.5%
Average			+72.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Kazakhstan	Guinea-Bissau
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 KZT201.80	$0.90 F CFA572	+127.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 KZT2,314.83	$7.28 F CFA4,621	+60.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.05 KZT2,067.97	$6.18 F CFA3,928	+52.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 KZT777.60	$4.90 F CFA3,113	+221.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 KZT1,063.24	$5.93 F CFA3,766	+184.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 KZT298.51	$1.85 F CFA1,177	+216.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 KZT421.76	$0.44 F CFA282	-46.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 KZT436.51	$1.85 F CFA1,177	+116.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 KZT420.40	$0.07 F CFA47	-91.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 KZT116.22	$0.59 F CFA377	+160.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 KZT102.01	$0.59 F CFA377	+196.6%
Average			+109.1%

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pay 73.1% more for transportation

	Kazakhstan	Guinea-Bissau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.84 KZT940.09	$4.52 F CFA2,870	+145.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.74 KZT7,522.36	$25.57 F CFA16,241	+73.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,631.50 KZT11,038,158.42	$32,027.10 F CFA20,341,206	+48.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.53 KZT2,823.46	$6.94 F CFA4,410	+25.5%
Average			+73.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Kazakhstan	Guinea-Bissau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.58 KZT5,908.47	$45.27 F CFA28,751	+291.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$345.54 KZT176,320.18	$433.95 F CFA275,615	+25.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$248.07 KZT126,585.51	$225.47 F CFA143,202	-9.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.43 KZT18,590.88	$75.86 F CFA48,180	+108.2%
Average			+103.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Kazakhstan	Guinea-Bissau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$204.89 KZT104,552.94	$765.65 F CFA486,282	+273.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,596.30 KZT2,855,691.34	$2,307.50 F CFA1,465,552	-58.8%
Average			+107.4%

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pay 1.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Kazakhstan	Guinea-Bissau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 KZT608.91	$1.55 F CFA986	+30.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 KZT1,005.64	$2.04 F CFA1,297	+3.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.93 KZT986.95	$1.63 F CFA1,038	-15.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.19 KZT18,975.84	$57.19 F CFA36,320	+53.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.46 KZT2,277.32	$1.63 F CFA1,038	-63.4%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 18.7% more for clothing

	Kazakhstan	Guinea-Bissau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.88 KZT36,169.18	$89.86 F CFA57,075	+26.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.23 KZT22,060.05	$57.19 F CFA36,320	+32.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.08 KZT49,538.21	$81.69 F CFA51,886	-15.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.68 KZT41,169.82	$106.20 F CFA67,452	+31.6%
Average			+18.7%

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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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