Cost of living comparison

Liberia

compared to

Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau vs. Liberia Cost of Living Summary

Guinea-Bissau is 95.5% more expensive than Liberia overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.0% less in Guinea-Bissau
Groceries: pay 14.9% less in Guinea-Bissau
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Guinea-Bissau
Housing: pay 0.1% more in Guinea-Bissau
Childcare: pay 5.9 times more in Guinea-Bissau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.6% less in Guinea-Bissau
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Guinea-Bissau

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

Guinea-Bissau vs. Liberia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.0% less for restaurants

	Liberia	Guinea-Bissau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.25 LRD1,658.25	$4.90 F CFA2,751	-40.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD2,211.00	$9.43 F CFA5,291	-14.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.88 LRD376.88	$1.31 F CFA734	-30.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 LRD502.50	$1.63 F CFA917	-34.6%
Average			-30.0%

Liberia vs. Guinea-Bissau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.9% less for groceries

	Liberia	Guinea-Bissau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 LRD332.35	$0.90 F CFA505	-45.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 LRD1,186.98	$7.28 F CFA4,083	+23.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.08 LRD1,222.73	$6.18 F CFA3,471	+1.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.63 LRD729.23	$4.90 F CFA2,751	+35.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.48 LRD899.76	$5.93 F CFA3,327	+32.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD149.22	$1.85 F CFA1,040	+149.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.58 LRD518.30	$0.44 F CFA250	-82.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.95 LRD794.67	$1.85 F CFA1,040	-53.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.18 LRD639.26	$0.07 F CFA42	-97.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 LRD207.01	$0.59 F CFA333	-42.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$3.88 LRD778.88	$0.59 F CFA333	-84.7%
Average			-14.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Liberia	Guinea-Bissau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.03 LRD810.31	$4.52 F CFA2,536	+12.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD4,020.00	$25.57 F CFA14,350	+27.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,069.87 LRD1,019,044.50	$32,027.10 F CFA17,972,684	+531.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 LRD2,551.08	$6.94 F CFA3,897	-45.3%
Average			+131.6%

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pay 0.1% more for housing

	Liberia	Guinea-Bissau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.25 LRD18,743.23	$45.27 F CFA25,403	-51.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.67 LRD134,000.00	$433.95 F CFA243,523	-34.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$90.00 LRD18,090.00	$225.47 F CFA126,528	+150.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$208.46 LRD41,899.87	$75.86 F CFA42,570	-63.6%
Average			+0.1%

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pay 5.9 times more for childcare

	Liberia	Guinea-Bissau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$74.33 LRD14,940.48	$765.65 F CFA429,659	+930.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,500.00 LRD301,500.00	$2,307.50 F CFA1,294,904	+53.8%
Average			+491.9%

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pay 49.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Liberia	Guinea-Bissau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 LRD502.50	$1.55 F CFA871	-37.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.12 LRD628.12	$2.04 F CFA1,146	-34.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD1,005.00	$1.63 F CFA917	-67.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 LRD15,326.25	$57.19 F CFA32,091	-25.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.75 LRD1,959.70	$1.63 F CFA917	-83.2%
Average			-49.6%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Liberia	Guinea-Bissau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.41 LRD3,700.90	$89.86 F CFA50,429	+388.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.75 LRD6,783.75	$57.19 F CFA32,091	+69.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.25 LRD11,306.25	$81.69 F CFA45,845	+45.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.75 LRD13,818.75	$106.20 F CFA59,598	+54.5%
Average			+139.3%

Liberia 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: July 2025

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