Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 9.5% more expensive than Mali overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 67.8% more in Guinea-Bissau
- Groceries
-
pay 4.6% less in Guinea-Bissau
- Transportation
-
pay 17.6% less in Guinea-Bissau
- Housing
-
pay 9.7% more in Guinea-Bissau
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 7.6% less in Guinea-Bissau
The cost of restaurants and housing in Guinea-Bissau are more expensive than in Mali. Expenses including transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Mali, you would:
pay 67.8% more for restaurants
Mali
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA3,762
|
$4.90
F CFA2,751
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA3,605
|
$9.43
F CFA5,291
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA433
|
$1.31
F CFA734
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA325
|
$1.63
F CFA917
|
|
pay 4.6% less for groceries
Mali
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA619
|
$0.90
F CFA505
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.28
F CFA4,083
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,311
|
$6.18
F CFA3,471
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,755
|
$4.90
F CFA2,751
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,367
|
$5.93
F CFA3,327
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.85
F CFA1,040
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA281
|
$0.44
F CFA250
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA561
|
$1.85
F CFA1,040
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA561
|
$0.07
F CFA42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.59
F CFA333
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA421
|
$0.59
F CFA333
|
|
pay 17.6% less for transportation
Mali
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,077
|
$4.52
F CFA2,536
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.57
F CFA14,350
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,027.10
F CFA17,972,684
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.94
F CFA3,897
|
|
pay 9.7% more for housing
Mali
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA23,158
|
$45.27
F CFA25,403
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$433.95
F CFA243,523
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$225.47
F CFA126,528
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$75.86
F CFA42,570
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mali
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$765.65
F CFA429,659
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,307.50
F CFA1,294,904
|
pay 7.6% less for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,339
|
$1.55
F CFA871
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,060
|
$2.04
F CFA1,146
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA524
|
$1.63
F CFA917
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA37,830
|
$57.19
F CFA32,091
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,183
|
$1.63
F CFA917
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mali
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$89.86
F CFA50,429
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$57.19
F CFA32,091
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$81.69
F CFA45,845
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$106.20
F CFA59,598
|
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