Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 82.0% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 42.2% more in Guinea-Bissau
- Groceries
-
pay 9.7% more in Guinea-Bissau
- Transportation
-
pay 41.7% more in Guinea-Bissau
- Housing
-
pay 57.8% less in Guinea-Bissau
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.5% less in Guinea-Bissau
- Clothing
-
pay 5.6 times more in Guinea-Bissau
The cost of clothing, restaurants, transportation, and groceries in Guinea-Bissau are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Expenses including housing and entertainment and sports are lower in Guinea-Bissau. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 42.2% more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.90
F CFA2,957
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$9.43
F CFA5,687
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$1.31
F CFA788
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$1.63
F CFA986
|
|
pay 9.7% more for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.90
F CFA543
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.28
F CFA4,389
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$6.18
F CFA3,731
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$4.90
F CFA2,957
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$5.93
F CFA3,576
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.85
F CFA1,118
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.44
F CFA268
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.85
F CFA1,118
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.07
F CFA45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
pay 41.7% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$4.52
F CFA2,726
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.57
F CFA15,425
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$32,027.10
F CFA19,318,955
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$6.94
F CFA4,189
|
|
pay 57.8% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$45.27
F CFA27,306
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$433.95
F CFA261,764
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$225.47
F CFA136,006
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$75.86
F CFA45,759
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$765.65
F CFA461,844
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,307.50
F CFA1,391,901
|
pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.55
F CFA936
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.04
F CFA1,232
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$1.63
F CFA986
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$57.19
F CFA34,495
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$1.63
F CFA986
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$89.86
F CFA54,207
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$57.19
F CFA34,495
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$81.69
F CFA49,279
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$106.20
F CFA64,062
|
|
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