Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 67.4% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Russia, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Russia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB668.88
|
$4.98
F CFA3,003
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB410.57
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB82.22
|
$1.33
F CFA801
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB39.70
|
$1.66
F CFA1,001
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Russia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB47.52
|
$0.91
F CFA552
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB383.64
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB312.95
|
$6.28
F CFA3,789
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB118.51
|
$4.98
F CFA3,003
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB168.18
|
$6.02
F CFA3,632
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB54.88
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB54.56
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB72.93
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB88.06
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB21.48
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB21.34
|
?? | |
pay 38.9% more for transportation
Russia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB215.72
|
$4.59
F CFA2,769
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,860.48
|
$9.47
F CFA5,709
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,817,182.76
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB431.51
|
$7.05
F CFA4,254
|
|
pay 19.1% more for housing
Russia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB611.12
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB30,949.34
|
$440.73
F CFA265,850
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB21,230.66
|
$228.99
F CFA138,128
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB6,646.76
|
$77.04
F CFA46,473
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Russia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB20,693.17
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB542,805.17
|
?? |
pay 8.3% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB146.19
|
$1.58
F CFA951
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB167.57
|
$2.07
F CFA1,251
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB214.00
|
$1.66
F CFA1,001
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,830.44
|
$58.08
F CFA35,033
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB407.89
|
$1.66
F CFA1,001
|
|
pay 39.7% more for clothing
Russia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB5,663.72
|
$91.27
F CFA55,053
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,574.75
|
$58.08
F CFA35,033
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB7,621.90
|
$82.97
F CFA50,048
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB7,692.39
|
$107.86
F CFA65,062
|
|
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