Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 27.4% more expensive than Serbia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.8% more in Guinea-Bissau
- Groceries
-
pay 68.8% more in Guinea-Bissau
- Transportation
-
pay 1.8% less in Guinea-Bissau
- Housing
-
pay 19.5% more in Guinea-Bissau
- Childcare
-
pay 82.0% more in Guinea-Bissau
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.2% less in Guinea-Bissau
- Clothing
-
pay 19.8% more in Guinea-Bissau
The cost of childcare, groceries, clothing, housing, and restaurants in Guinea-Bissau are more expensive than in Serbia. Expenses including transportation and entertainment and sports are lower in Guinea-Bissau. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 3.8% more for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD762
|
$4.90
F CFA2,934
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD817
|
$9.43
F CFA5,643
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD171
|
$1.31
F CFA782
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD124
|
$1.63
F CFA978
|
|
pay 68.8% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD75
|
$0.90
F CFA539
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD425
|
$7.28
F CFA4,355
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD517
|
$6.18
F CFA3,702
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD255
|
$4.90
F CFA2,934
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD313
|
$5.93
F CFA3,549
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD51
|
$1.85
F CFA1,109
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD81
|
$0.44
F CFA266
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD69
|
$1.85
F CFA1,109
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD87
|
$0.07
F CFA44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD49
|
$0.59
F CFA355
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD46
|
$0.59
F CFA355
|
|
pay 1.8% less for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD665
|
$4.52
F CFA2,705
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,514
|
$25.57
F CFA15,305
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,004,863
|
$32,027.10
F CFA19,168,819
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD760
|
$6.94
F CFA4,156
|
|
pay 19.5% more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,476
|
$45.27
F CFA27,094
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD37,754
|
$433.95
F CFA259,730
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD25,956
|
$225.47
F CFA134,949
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,170
|
$75.86
F CFA45,403
|
|
pay 82.0% more for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD25,483
|
$765.65
F CFA458,255
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD574,993
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,381,083
|
|
pay 0.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD217
|
$1.55
F CFA929
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD179
|
$2.04
F CFA1,222
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD406
|
$1.63
F CFA978
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,755
|
$57.19
F CFA34,227
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD484
|
$1.63
F CFA978
|
|
pay 19.8% more for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD7,821
|
$89.86
F CFA53,785
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,790
|
$57.19
F CFA34,227
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD9,866
|
$81.69
F CFA48,896
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD10,664
|
$106.20
F CFA63,564
|
|
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