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Guinea-Bissau vs. Mauritius Cost of Living Summary

Guinea-Bissau is 52.4% more expensive than Mauritius overall.

Restaurants: pay 85.2% more in Guinea-Bissau
Groceries: pay 50.3% more in Guinea-Bissau
Transportation: pay 24.9% less in Guinea-Bissau
Housing: pay 43.3% more in Guinea-Bissau
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Guinea-Bissau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.2% less in Guinea-Bissau
Clothing: pay 65.3% more in Guinea-Bissau

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

Guinea-Bissau vs. Mauritius Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 85.2% more for restaurants

	Mauritius	Guinea-Bissau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.35 MUR241.77	$4.90 F CFA2,968	-8.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.02 MUR227.16	$9.43 F CFA5,709	+87.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 MUR39.91	$1.31 F CFA792	+48.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 MUR23.60	$1.63 F CFA989	+213.1%
Average			+85.2%

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pay 50.3% more for groceries

	Mauritius	Guinea-Bissau
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 MUR31.10	$0.90 F CFA545	+31.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 MUR184.19	$7.28 F CFA4,406	+78.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.02 MUR227.10	$6.18 F CFA3,745	+23.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 MUR88.05	$4.90 F CFA2,968	+151.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 MUR114.97	$5.93 F CFA3,590	+133.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 MUR41.98	$1.85 F CFA1,122	+99.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 MUR34.31	$0.44 F CFA269	-41.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MUR36.19	$1.85 F CFA1,122	+131.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 MUR58.13	$0.07 F CFA45	-94.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 MUR21.81	$0.59 F CFA359	+23.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 MUR22.94	$0.59 F CFA359	+16.9%
Average			+50.3%

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pay 24.9% less for transportation

	Mauritius	Guinea-Bissau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.58 MUR252.55	$4.52 F CFA2,737	-19.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.50 MUR1,469.74	$25.57 F CFA15,486	-21.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,153.98 MUR1,363,562.87	$32,027.10 F CFA19,394,754	+6.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.99 MUR903.72	$6.94 F CFA4,205	-65.3%
Average			-24.9%

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pay 43.3% more for housing

	Mauritius	Guinea-Bissau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.67 MUR1,341.71	$45.27 F CFA27,413	+52.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$397.33 MUR17,967.45	$433.95 F CFA262,791	+9.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$305.21 MUR13,801.65	$225.47 F CFA136,539	-26.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.91 MUR1,443.13	$75.86 F CFA45,938	+137.7%
Average			+43.3%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Mauritius	Guinea-Bissau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$158.54 MUR7,169.18	$765.65 F CFA463,656	+382.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,964.93 MUR179,294.01	$2,307.50 F CFA1,397,362	-41.8%
Average			+170.5%

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pay 23.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Mauritius	Guinea-Bissau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.23 MUR101.00	$1.55 F CFA940	-30.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.18 MUR98.67	$2.04 F CFA1,237	-6.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.84 MUR264.01	$1.63 F CFA989	-72.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.23 MUR1,592.92	$57.19 F CFA34,630	+62.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.35 MUR241.77	$1.63 F CFA989	-69.4%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 65.3% more for clothing

	Mauritius	Guinea-Bissau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.35 MUR1,869.66	$89.86 F CFA54,419	+117.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.68 MUR1,613.23	$57.19 F CFA34,630	+60.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.89 MUR3,296.08	$81.69 F CFA49,472	+12.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.84 MUR2,796.43	$106.20 F CFA64,314	+71.7%
Average			+65.3%

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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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