Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 2.0 times more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
PYG25,632
|
$4.90
F CFA3,086
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
PYG34,397
|
$9.43
F CFA5,936
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PYG6,252
|
$1.31
F CFA823
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PYG3,620
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
PYG4,982
|
$0.90
F CFA567
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
PYG21,195
|
$7.28
F CFA4,581
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
PYG23,426
|
$6.18
F CFA3,894
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
PYG13,036
|
$4.90
F CFA3,086
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
PYG10,054
|
$5.93
F CFA3,733
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
PYG6,428
|
$1.85
F CFA1,167
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,528
|
$0.44
F CFA280
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,909
|
$1.85
F CFA1,167
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
PYG4,981
|
$0.07
F CFA47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,270
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,102
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
pay 30.7% more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,381
|
$4.52
F CFA2,845
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,445
|
$25.57
F CFA16,101
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG116,090,095
|
$32,027.10
F CFA20,165,481
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,456
|
$6.94
F CFA4,372
|
|
pay 88.8% more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
PYG127,850
|
$45.27
F CFA28,503
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.08
PYG2,654,197
|
$433.95
F CFA273,234
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.33
PYG2,039,570
|
$225.47
F CFA141,965
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.63
PYG223,474
|
$75.86
F CFA47,764
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.10
PYG1,015,375
|
$765.65
F CFA482,081
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,042.69
PYG23,747,205
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,452,891
|
|
pay 37.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
PYG7,938
|
$1.55
F CFA977
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
PYG12,915
|
$2.04
F CFA1,286
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PYG8,269
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.68
PYG200,429
|
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
PYG37,208
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
|
pay 70.7% more for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG394,905
|
$89.86
F CFA56,582
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG246,071
|
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG553,991
|
$81.69
F CFA51,438
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG396,889
|
$106.20
F CFA66,869
|
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