Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 15.0% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Poland, you would:
pay 7.5% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.88
PLN36.96
|
$4.90
F CFA3,086
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
PLN31.20
|
$9.43
F CFA5,936
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
PLN7.24
|
$1.31
F CFA823
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
PLN5.97
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
|
pay 66.7% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
PLN4.93
|
$0.90
F CFA567
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
PLN17.93
|
$7.28
F CFA4,581
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.92
|
$6.18
F CFA3,894
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
PLN12.19
|
$4.90
F CFA3,086
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
PLN11.22
|
$5.93
F CFA3,733
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.79
|
$1.85
F CFA1,167
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
PLN2.98
|
$0.44
F CFA280
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
PLN3.15
|
$1.85
F CFA1,167
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
PLN4.53
|
$0.07
F CFA47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.53
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
PLN2.03
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
pay 9.8% less for transportation
|
Poland
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.07
PLN25.27
|
$4.52
F CFA2,845
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.33
PLN117.96
|
$25.57
F CFA16,101
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,111.92
PLN125,371.57
|
$32,027.10
F CFA20,165,481
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.74
PLN32.22
|
$6.94
F CFA4,372
|
|
pay 18.7% more for housing
|
Poland
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.40
PLN59.97
|
$45.27
F CFA28,503
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.98
PLN2,506.34
|
$433.95
F CFA273,234
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.28
PLN1,991.31
|
$225.47
F CFA141,965
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.01
PLN766.15
|
$75.86
F CFA47,764
|
|
pay 39.5% more for childcare
|
Poland
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.05
PLN1,324.20
|
$765.65
F CFA482,081
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,011.28
PLN25,028.09
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,452,891
|
|
pay 29.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PLN12.99
|
$1.55
F CFA977
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
PLN12.67
|
$2.04
F CFA1,286
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
PLN18.93
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.52
PLN135.42
|
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
PLN26.93
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
|
pay 26.8% more for clothing
|
Poland
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.63
PLN314.89
|
$89.86
F CFA56,582
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
PLN146.79
|
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.29
PLN325.98
|
$81.69
F CFA51,438
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.22
PLN363.16
|
$106.20
F CFA66,869
|
|
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