Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 60.3% more expensive than Malawi overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 86.2% more in Guinea-Bissau
- Groceries
-
pay 33.8% more in Guinea-Bissau
- Transportation
-
pay 97.1% more in Guinea-Bissau
- Housing
-
pay 62.7% more in Guinea-Bissau
- Childcare
-
pay 86.5% more in Guinea-Bissau
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 7.1% less in Guinea-Bissau
- Clothing
-
pay 62.7% more in Guinea-Bissau
The cost of transportation, childcare, restaurants, housing, clothing, and groceries in Guinea-Bissau are more expensive than in Malawi. Notably, transportation, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 86.2% more for restaurants
|
Malawi
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.32
MWK7,492.67
|
$4.90
F CFA2,751
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
MWK15,679.65
|
$9.43
F CFA5,291
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
MWK1,511.64
|
$1.31
F CFA734
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
MWK750.48
|
$1.63
F CFA917
|
|
pay 33.8% more for groceries
|
Malawi
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
MWK2,366.16
|
$0.90
F CFA505
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
MWK8,353.90
|
$7.28
F CFA4,083
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MWK7,825.27
|
$6.18
F CFA3,471
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
MWK3,998.79
|
$4.90
F CFA2,751
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.93
MWK3,338.60
|
$5.93
F CFA3,327
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
MWK1,794.01
|
$1.85
F CFA1,040
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
MWK1,403.74
|
$0.44
F CFA250
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
MWK1,939.57
|
$1.85
F CFA1,040
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MWK913.88
|
$0.07
F CFA42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,247.73
|
$0.59
F CFA333
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,016.45
|
$0.59
F CFA333
|
|
pay 97.1% more for transportation
|
Malawi
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
MWK10,728.28
|
$4.52
F CFA2,536
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,492.41
|
$25.57
F CFA14,350
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,669.17
MWK61,835,128.62
|
$32,027.10
F CFA17,972,684
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.40
MWK35,368.96
|
$6.94
F CFA3,897
|
|
pay 62.7% more for housing
|
Malawi
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$186.12
MWK322,661.09
|
$45.27
F CFA25,403
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.19
MWK350,504.22
|
$433.95
F CFA243,523
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$98.76
MWK171,212.76
|
$225.47
F CFA126,528
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.29
MWK71,572.19
|
$75.86
F CFA42,570
|
|
pay 86.5% more for childcare
|
Malawi
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$354.75
MWK614,992.00
|
$765.65
F CFA429,659
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,467.81
MWK2,544,556.79
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,294,904
|
|
pay 7.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Malawi
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
MWK1,940.61
|
$1.55
F CFA871
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.91
MWK5,049.77
|
$2.04
F CFA1,146
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,750.38
|
$1.63
F CFA917
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.33
MWK88,989.76
|
$57.19
F CFA32,091
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,848.59
|
$1.63
F CFA917
|
|
pay 62.7% more for clothing
|
Malawi
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.22
MWK78,399.15
|
$89.86
F CFA50,429
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.94
MWK60,576.26
|
$57.19
F CFA32,091
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.17
MWK102,578.15
|
$81.69
F CFA45,845
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.71
MWK122,572.55
|
$106.20
F CFA59,598
|
|
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