Cost of living comparison
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
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pay 73.1% more in Guinea-Bissau
- Housing
-
pay 2.0 times more in Guinea-Bissau
- Childcare
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pay 2.1 times more in Guinea-Bissau
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 1.7% more in Guinea-Bissau
- Clothing
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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.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 72.6% more for restaurants
Kazakhstan
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.27
KZT4,326.82
|
$4.90
F CFA2,827
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
KZT3,158.92
|
$9.43
F CFA5,438
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
KZT476.84
|
$1.31
F CFA754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KZT257.85
|
$1.63
F CFA942
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Kazakhstan
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
KZT206.90
|
$0.90
F CFA519
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
KZT2,373.31
|
$7.28
F CFA4,197
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
KZT2,120.22
|
$6.18
F CFA3,567
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
KZT797.24
|
$4.90
F CFA2,827
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
KZT1,090.10
|
$5.93
F CFA3,420
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT306.05
|
$1.85
F CFA1,069
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
KZT432.42
|
$0.44
F CFA256
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
KZT447.54
|
$1.85
F CFA1,069
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
KZT431.02
|
$0.07
F CFA43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT119.15
|
$0.59
F CFA342
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT104.59
|
$0.59
F CFA342
|
|
pay 73.1% more for transportation
Kazakhstan
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.84
KZT963.84
|
$4.52
F CFA2,607
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.74
KZT7,712.41
|
$25.57
F CFA14,750
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,631.50
KZT11,317,030.13
|
$32,027.10
F CFA18,473,121
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
KZT2,894.79
|
$6.94
F CFA4,005
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Kazakhstan
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.58
KZT6,057.74
|
$45.27
F CFA26,111
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.54
KZT180,774.79
|
$433.95
F CFA250,304
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$248.07
KZT129,783.61
|
$225.47
F CFA130,051
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.43
KZT19,060.56
|
$75.86
F CFA43,755
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Kazakhstan
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.89
KZT107,194.40
|
$765.65
F CFA441,623
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,596.30
KZT2,927,838.48
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,330,960
|
|
pay 1.7% more for entertainment and sports
Kazakhstan
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
KZT624.29
|
$1.55
F CFA895
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
KZT1,031.04
|
$2.04
F CFA1,178
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
KZT1,011.89
|
$1.63
F CFA942
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.19
KZT19,455.25
|
$57.19
F CFA32,985
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
KZT2,334.85
|
$1.63
F CFA942
|
|
pay 18.7% more for clothing
Kazakhstan
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
KZT37,082.97
|
$89.86
F CFA51,833
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.23
KZT22,617.39
|
$57.19
F CFA32,985
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.08
KZT50,789.76
|
$81.69
F CFA47,121
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
KZT42,209.94
|
$106.20
F CFA61,258
|
|
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