Cost of living comparison

Laos

compared to

Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Guinea-Bissau is 47.0% more expensive than Laos overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Guinea-Bissau
Groceries: pay 35.5% more in Guinea-Bissau
Transportation: pay 18.8% less in Guinea-Bissau
Housing: pay 76.1% more in Guinea-Bissau
Childcare: pay 44.0% more in Guinea-Bissau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.2% less in Guinea-Bissau
Clothing: pay 40.1% more in Guinea-Bissau

The cost of restaurants, housing, childcare, clothing, and groceries in Guinea-Bissau are more expensive than in Laos. Expenses including transportation and entertainment and sports are lower in Guinea-Bissau. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Guinea-Bissau.

Guinea-Bissau vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Laos	Guinea-Bissau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.90 LAK41,112	$4.90 F CFA2,956	+158.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.20 LAK91,113	$9.43 F CFA5,686	+124.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 LAK14,961	$1.31 F CFA788	+89.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 LAK10,522	$1.63 F CFA985	+236.5%
Average			+152.1%

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pay 35.5% more for groceries

	Laos	Guinea-Bissau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 LAK21,721	$0.90 F CFA543	-10.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.03 LAK282,392	$7.28 F CFA4,389	-44.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.40 LAK138,699	$6.18 F CFA3,730	-3.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 LAK44,745	$4.90 F CFA2,956	+137.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.07 LAK44,859	$5.93 F CFA3,576	+186.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 LAK16,146	$1.85 F CFA1,118	+148.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 LAK16,075	$0.44 F CFA268	-40.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 LAK20,745	$1.85 F CFA1,118	+93.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 LAK27,937	$0.07 F CFA45	-94.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 LAK15,062	$0.59 F CFA358	-14.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 LAK9,796	$0.59 F CFA358	+31.1%
Average			+35.5%

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pay 18.8% less for transportation

	Laos	Guinea-Bissau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.61 LAK99,800	$4.52 F CFA2,726	-1.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.85 LAK1,166,949	$25.57 F CFA15,424	-52.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,167.89 LAK610,380,007	$32,027.10 F CFA19,317,179	+13.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.57 LAK229,122	$6.94 F CFA4,188	-34.3%
Average			-18.8%

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pay 76.1% more for housing

	Laos	Guinea-Bissau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.98 LAK194,666	$45.27 F CFA27,304	+403.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$993.83 LAK21,535,611	$433.95 F CFA261,740	-56.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$809.30 LAK17,537,087	$225.47 F CFA135,993	-72.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.85 LAK1,275,144	$75.86 F CFA45,755	+28.9%
Average			+76.1%

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pay 44.0% more for childcare

	Laos	Guinea-Bissau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$291.32 LAK6,312,816	$765.65 F CFA461,801	+162.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,140.14 LAK198,061,034	$2,307.50 F CFA1,391,773	-74.8%
Average			+44.0%

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pay 0.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Laos	Guinea-Bissau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 LAK23,965	$1.55 F CFA936	+40.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 LAK35,083	$2.04 F CFA1,232	+26.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 LAK38,667	$1.63 F CFA985	-8.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.31 LAK1,436,934	$57.19 F CFA34,492	-13.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.97 LAK64,401	$1.63 F CFA985	-45.0%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 40.1% more for clothing

	Laos	Guinea-Bissau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.60 LAK1,703,174	$89.86 F CFA54,202	+14.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.45 LAK1,331,521	$57.19 F CFA34,492	-6.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.22 LAK1,413,263	$81.69 F CFA49,274	+25.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.67 LAK1,011,309	$106.20 F CFA64,056	+127.6%
Average			+40.1%

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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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