Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 97.0% more expensive than Rwanda overall.
- Restaurants
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pay 99.0% more in Guinea-Bissau
- Groceries
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pay 91.4% more in Guinea-Bissau
- Transportation
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pay 4.0% more in Guinea-Bissau
- Housing
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pay 49.2% more in Guinea-Bissau
- Childcare
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pay 2.7 times more in Guinea-Bissau
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 5.8% more in Guinea-Bissau
- Clothing
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pay 3.6 times more in Guinea-Bissau
The cost of clothing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Guinea-Bissau are more expensive than in Rwanda. Notably, clothing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 99.0% more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,680
|
$4.90
F CFA2,751
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,840
|
$9.43
F CFA5,291
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,283
|
$1.31
F CFA734
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF676
|
$1.63
F CFA917
|
|
pay 91.4% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,446
|
$0.90
F CFA505
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,238
|
$7.28
F CFA4,083
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,809
|
$6.18
F CFA3,471
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,392
|
$4.90
F CFA2,751
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,145
|
$5.93
F CFA3,327
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,975
|
$1.85
F CFA1,040
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF748
|
$0.44
F CFA250
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,232
|
$1.85
F CFA1,040
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF693
|
$0.07
F CFA42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF322
|
$0.59
F CFA333
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF466
|
$0.59
F CFA333
|
|
pay 4.0% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,424
|
$4.52
F CFA2,536
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF35,358
|
$25.57
F CFA14,350
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF29,638,506
|
$32,027.10
F CFA17,972,684
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF17,679
|
$6.94
F CFA3,897
|
|
pay 49.2% more for housing
Rwanda
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF37,568
|
$45.27
F CFA25,403
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF701,965
|
$433.95
F CFA243,523
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF389,980
|
$225.47
F CFA126,528
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF43,076
|
$75.86
F CFA42,570
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF214,229
|
$765.65
F CFA429,659
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,779,305
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,294,904
|
|
pay 5.8% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,560
|
$1.55
F CFA871
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,178
|
$2.04
F CFA1,146
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,380
|
$1.63
F CFA917
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF45,642
|
$57.19
F CFA32,091
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF5,200
|
$1.63
F CFA917
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF23,919
|
$89.86
F CFA50,429
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF31,198
|
$57.19
F CFA32,091
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF38,131
|
$81.69
F CFA45,845
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF45,064
|
$106.20
F CFA59,598
|
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