Cost of living comparison

Romania

compared to

Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

Guinea-Bissau is 30.0% more expensive than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 0.8% less in Guinea-Bissau
Groceries: pay 67.1% more in Guinea-Bissau
Transportation: pay 9.8% more in Guinea-Bissau
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Guinea-Bissau
Childcare: pay 12.8% more in Guinea-Bissau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.0% less in Guinea-Bissau
Clothing: pay 42.2% more in Guinea-Bissau

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

Guinea-Bissau vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.8% less for restaurants

	Romania	Guinea-Bissau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.56 RON37.47	$4.90 F CFA2,827	-42.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 RON27.70	$9.43 F CFA5,438	+49.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.72 RON7.51	$1.31 F CFA754	-23.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 RON6.25	$1.63 F CFA942	+14.4%
Average			-0.8%

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pay 67.1% more for groceries

	Romania	Guinea-Bissau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 RON4.71	$0.90 F CFA519	-16.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.79 RON16.59	$7.28 F CFA4,197	+92.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.46 RON23.89	$6.18 F CFA3,567	+13.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.83 RON12.38	$4.90 F CFA2,827	+73.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 RON11.82	$5.93 F CFA3,420	+119.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 RON2.07	$1.85 F CFA1,069	+291.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 RON2.87	$0.44 F CFA256	-32.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 RON2.83	$1.85 F CFA1,069	+186.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 RON3.72	$0.07 F CFA43	-91.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 RON1.65	$0.59 F CFA342	+57.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 RON1.79	$0.59 F CFA342	+44.7%
Average			+67.1%

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pay 9.8% more for transportation

	Romania	Guinea-Bissau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.64 RON24.71	$4.52 F CFA2,607	-19.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.73 RON90.75	$25.57 F CFA14,750	+23.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,159.13 RON110,139.13	$32,027.10 F CFA18,473,121	+27.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.39 RON28.00	$6.94 F CFA4,005	+8.6%
Average			+9.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Romania	Guinea-Bissau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.45 RON36.98	$45.27 F CFA26,111	+435.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$363.94 RON1,593.22	$433.95 F CFA250,304	+19.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.85 RON1,168.20	$225.47 F CFA130,051	-15.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.36 RON470.01	$75.86 F CFA43,755	-29.3%
Average			+102.6%

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pay 12.8% more for childcare

	Romania	Guinea-Bissau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$405.62 RON1,775.67	$765.65 F CFA441,623	+88.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,284.14 RON27,510.07	$2,307.50 F CFA1,330,960	-63.3%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 24.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Romania	Guinea-Bissau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.01 RON8.82	$1.55 F CFA895	-22.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.20 RON9.64	$2.04 F CFA1,178	-7.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 RON23.20	$1.63 F CFA942	-69.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.40 RON163.73	$57.19 F CFA32,985	+52.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.19 RON27.09	$1.63 F CFA942	-73.6%
Average			-24.0%

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pay 42.2% more for clothing

	Romania	Guinea-Bissau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.67 RON252.46	$89.86 F CFA51,833	+55.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.90 RON152.78	$57.19 F CFA32,985	+63.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.76 RON305.37	$81.69 F CFA47,121	+17.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.53 RON352.54	$106.20 F CFA61,258	+31.9%
Average			+42.2%

Romania vs. Guinea-Bissau - Cost of clothing

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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: April 2025

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