Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 2.1 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 48.2% more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.98
F CFA3,003
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$1.33
F CFA801
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$1.66
F CFA1,001
|
|
pay 74.6% more for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.91
F CFA552
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? | ?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$6.28
F CFA3,789
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$4.98
F CFA3,003
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$6.02
F CFA3,632
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? | ?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
?? | |
pay 19.7% less for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$4.59
F CFA2,769
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.47
F CFA5,709
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$7.05
F CFA4,254
|
|
pay 88.2% more for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$440.73
F CFA265,850
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$228.99
F CFA138,128
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$77.04
F CFA46,473
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
pay 1.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.58
F CFA951
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.07
F CFA1,251
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$1.66
F CFA1,001
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$58.08
F CFA35,033
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$1.66
F CFA1,001
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$91.27
F CFA55,053
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$58.08
F CFA35,033
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$82.97
F CFA50,048
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$107.86
F CFA65,062
|
|
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