Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 2.2 times more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Kenya
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
KES420.49
|
$4.90
F CFA3,086
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.64
KES730.52
|
$9.43
F CFA5,936
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
KES71.19
|
$1.31
F CFA823
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES58.89
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
|
pay 90.3% more for groceries
|
Kenya
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
KES64.95
|
$0.90
F CFA567
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.85
KES499.00
|
$7.28
F CFA4,581
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.73
KES353.36
|
$6.18
F CFA3,894
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
KES205.69
|
$4.90
F CFA3,086
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
KES284.76
|
$5.93
F CFA3,733
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
KES142.79
|
$1.85
F CFA1,167
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES56.93
|
$0.44
F CFA280
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
KES85.12
|
$1.85
F CFA1,167
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES42.10
|
$0.07
F CFA47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
KES38.99
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
KES51.18
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
pay 4.1% more for transportation
|
Kenya
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.65
KES732.01
|
$4.52
F CFA2,845
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.71
KES4,235.14
|
$25.57
F CFA16,101
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,627.25
KES2,152,709.66
|
$32,027.10
F CFA20,165,481
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.53
KES1,363.63
|
$6.94
F CFA4,372
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Kenya
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.26
KES4,952.99
|
$45.27
F CFA28,503
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.35
KES22,702.50
|
$433.95
F CFA273,234
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.93
KES12,937.33
|
$225.47
F CFA141,965
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.70
KES3,198.23
|
$75.86
F CFA47,764
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Kenya
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.79
KES17,581.18
|
$765.65
F CFA482,081
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,611.54
KES855,987.86
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,452,891
|
|
pay 9.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kenya
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
KES258.00
|
$1.55
F CFA977
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
KES279.92
|
$2.04
F CFA1,286
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
KES379.16
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.98
KES3,752.29
|
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.33
KES819.60
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
|
Kenya
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$12.19
KES1,578.05
|
$89.86
F CFA56,582
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.75
KES2,557.01
|
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.28
KES4,568.07
|
$81.69
F CFA51,438
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.91
KES4,519.69
|
$106.20
F CFA66,869
|
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