Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 68.0% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
₱213.59
|
$4.98
F CFA3,003
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.20
₱186.73
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
₱44.89
|
$1.33
F CFA801
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₱25.15
|
$1.66
F CFA1,001
|
|
pay 90.2% more for groceries
Philippines
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
₱67.34
|
$0.91
F CFA552
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
₱219.53
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
₱382.87
|
$6.28
F CFA3,789
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
₱114.77
|
$4.98
F CFA3,003
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
₱105.70
|
$6.02
F CFA3,632
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
₱71.54
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.72
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
₱63.20
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₱37.06
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
₱50.54
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₱64.38
|
?? | |
pay 48.0% more for transportation
Philippines
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
₱257.97
|
$4.59
F CFA2,769
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.06
₱704.14
|
$9.47
F CFA5,709
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,092.26
₱1,697,970.11
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₱157.37
|
$7.05
F CFA4,254
|
|
pay 34.1% more for housing
Philippines
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.30
₱1,709.86
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$265.23
₱15,480.28
|
$440.73
F CFA265,850
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.68
₱9,203.03
|
$228.99
F CFA138,128
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.84
₱4,951.97
|
$77.04
F CFA46,473
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Philippines
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.61
₱9,840.96
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,730.41
₱276,090.13
|
?? |
pay 4.4% less for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.35
₱78.71
|
$1.58
F CFA951
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
₱132.46
|
$2.07
F CFA1,251
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
₱145.25
|
$1.66
F CFA1,001
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.04
₱1,986.57
|
$58.08
F CFA35,033
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.09
₱297.06
|
$1.66
F CFA1,001
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Philippines
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Guinea-Bissau
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.74
₱2,144.47
|
$91.27
F CFA55,053
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.36
₱1,246.46
|
$58.08
F CFA35,033
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.86
₱3,785.41
|
$82.97
F CFA50,048
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.49
₱3,355.45
|
$107.86
F CFA65,062
|
|
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