Cost of living comparison

Kenya

compared to

Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau vs. Kenya Cost of Living Summary

Guinea-Bissau is 2.2 times more expensive than Kenya overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Guinea-Bissau
Groceries: pay 90.3% more in Guinea-Bissau
Transportation: pay 4.1% more in Guinea-Bissau
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Guinea-Bissau
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Guinea-Bissau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.7% less in Guinea-Bissau
Clothing: pay 3.9 times more in Guinea-Bissau

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

Guinea-Bissau vs. Kenya Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Kenya	Guinea-Bissau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.25 KES420.43	$4.90 F CFA2,945	+50.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.64 KES730.41	$9.43 F CFA5,665	+67.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.18	$1.31 F CFA785	+137.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 KES58.89	$1.63 F CFA982	+259.2%
Average			+128.7%

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pay 90.3% more for groceries

	Kenya	Guinea-Bissau
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 KES64.94	$0.90 F CFA541	+79.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.85 KES498.92	$7.28 F CFA4,372	+88.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.73 KES353.31	$6.18 F CFA3,716	+126.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 KES205.66	$4.90 F CFA2,945	+208.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 KES284.72	$5.93 F CFA3,563	+169.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 KES142.77	$1.85 F CFA1,113	+68.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 KES56.92	$0.44 F CFA267	+1.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 KES85.11	$1.85 F CFA1,113	+181.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 KES42.09	$0.07 F CFA45	-77.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 KES38.98	$0.59 F CFA356	+96.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 KES51.18	$0.59 F CFA356	+50.0%
Average			+90.3%

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pay 4.1% more for transportation

	Kenya	Guinea-Bissau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.65 KES731.90	$4.52 F CFA2,715	-20.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.71 KES4,234.53	$25.57 F CFA15,366	-21.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,627.25 KES2,152,397.38	$32,027.10 F CFA19,244,628	+92.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.53 KES1,363.43	$6.94 F CFA4,173	-34.1%
Average			+4.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Kenya	Guinea-Bissau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.26 KES4,952.27	$45.27 F CFA27,201	+18.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$175.35 KES22,699.21	$433.95 F CFA260,757	+147.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$99.93 KES12,935.45	$225.47 F CFA135,482	+125.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$24.70 KES3,197.77	$75.86 F CFA45,583	+207.1%
Average			+124.6%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Kenya	Guinea-Bissau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$135.79 KES17,578.63	$765.65 F CFA460,067	+463.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,611.54 KES855,863.69	$2,307.50 F CFA1,386,545	-65.1%
Average			+199.4%

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pay 9.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Kenya	Guinea-Bissau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 KES257.96	$1.55 F CFA933	-22.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 KES279.88	$2.04 F CFA1,227	-5.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.93 KES379.10	$1.63 F CFA982	-44.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.98 KES3,751.75	$57.19 F CFA34,362	+97.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.33 KES819.49	$1.63 F CFA982	-74.2%
Average			-9.7%

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pay 3.9 times more for clothing

	Kenya	Guinea-Bissau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$12.19 KES1,577.82	$89.86 F CFA53,998	+637.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.75 KES2,556.64	$57.19 F CFA34,362	+189.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$35.28 KES4,567.40	$81.69 F CFA49,089	+131.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$34.91 KES4,519.04	$106.20 F CFA63,816	+204.2%
Average			+290.6%

Kenya vs. Guinea-Bissau - 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: March 2025

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