Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 80.5% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Philippines
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.60
₱211.94
|
$4.90
F CFA3,086
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.18
₱187.19
|
$9.43
F CFA5,936
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
₱43.01
|
$1.31
F CFA823
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₱23.54
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
|
pay 32.6% more for groceries
|
Philippines
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
₱68.80
|
$0.90
F CFA567
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
₱198.96
|
$7.28
F CFA4,581
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.61
₱389.87
|
$6.18
F CFA3,894
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
₱113.25
|
$4.90
F CFA3,086
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
₱107.39
|
$5.93
F CFA3,733
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
₱78.56
|
$1.85
F CFA1,167
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
₱37.68
|
$0.44
F CFA280
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
₱67.35
|
$1.85
F CFA1,167
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
₱39.71
|
$0.07
F CFA47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₱57.35
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
₱71.18
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
pay 77.0% more for transportation
|
Philippines
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
₱248.93
|
$4.52
F CFA2,845
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.49
₱677.31
|
$25.57
F CFA16,101
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,375.77
₱1,554,561.30
|
$32,027.10
F CFA20,165,481
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₱159.07
|
$6.94
F CFA4,372
|
|
pay 42.4% more for housing
|
Philippines
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.28
₱1,725.90
|
$45.27
F CFA28,503
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.58
₱14,297.69
|
$433.95
F CFA273,234
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.31
₱9,271.87
|
$225.47
F CFA141,965
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.80
₱4,821.50
|
$75.86
F CFA47,764
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Philippines
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.07
₱9,729.31
|
$765.65
F CFA482,081
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,295.45
₱312,108.28
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,452,891
|
|
pay 1.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Philippines
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₱72.52
|
$1.55
F CFA977
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
₱128.92
|
$2.04
F CFA1,286
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
₱151.20
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.66
₱1,747.92
|
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.28
₱311.21
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Philippines
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.44
₱2,088.69
|
$89.86
F CFA56,582
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.98
₱1,354.49
|
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.92
₱3,826.03
|
$81.69
F CFA51,438
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.53
₱3,567.58
|
$106.20
F CFA66,869
|
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