Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 9.5% more expensive than Mali.
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 CFA4,216
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA4,040
|
$9.43
F CFA5,929
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA486
|
$1.31
F CFA822
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA365
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
pay 4.6% less for groceries
|
Mali
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA693
|
$0.90
F CFA566
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.28
F CFA4,576
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,952
|
$6.18
F CFA3,890
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,966
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,773
|
$5.93
F CFA3,729
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.85
F CFA1,165
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA314
|
$0.44
F CFA280
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA629
|
$1.85
F CFA1,165
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA629
|
$0.07
F CFA47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA472
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
pay 17.6% less for transportation
|
Mali
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,449
|
$4.52
F CFA2,842
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.57
F CFA16,082
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,027.10
F CFA20,142,280
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.94
F CFA4,367
|
|
pay 9.7% more for housing
|
Mali
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA25,954
|
$45.27
F CFA28,470
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$433.95
F CFA272,920
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$225.47
F CFA141,802
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$75.86
F CFA47,709
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mali
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$765.65
F CFA481,526
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,307.50
F CFA1,451,220
|
pay 7.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mali
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,501
|
$1.55
F CFA976
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,188
|
$2.04
F CFA1,284
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA587
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA42,397
|
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,567
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Mali
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$89.86
F CFA56,517
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$81.69
F CFA51,379
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$106.20
F CFA66,793
|
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