Cost of living comparison

 Rwanda
compared to
 Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau vs. Rwanda Cost of Living Summary

Guinea-Bissau is 97.0% more expensive than Rwanda overall.

Restaurants
pay 99.0% more in Guinea-Bissau
Groceries
pay 91.4% more in Guinea-Bissau
Transportation
pay 4.0% more in Guinea-Bissau
Housing
pay 49.2% more in Guinea-Bissau
Childcare
pay 2.7 times more in Guinea-Bissau
Entertainment and Sports
pay 5.8% more in Guinea-Bissau
Clothing
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.

Guinea-Bissau vs. Rwanda Cost Breakdown

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

pay 99.0% more for restaurants

 
Rwanda
Guinea-Bissau
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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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pay 5.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Rwanda
Guinea-Bissau
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

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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

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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: July 2025
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