Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 4.0% more expensive than Slovakia.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 5.3% less for restaurants
Slovakia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.14
€7.60
|
$4.90
F CFA3,000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.98
€7.45
|
$9.43
F CFA5,770
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.47
|
$1.31
F CFA800
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.30
|
$1.63
F CFA1,000
|
|
pay 26.2% more for groceries
Slovakia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
€1.26
|
$0.90
F CFA551
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
€5.63
|
$7.28
F CFA4,453
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.89
€3.63
|
$6.18
F CFA3,785
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.20
|
$4.90
F CFA3,000
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
€2.91
|
$5.93
F CFA3,628
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$1.85
F CFA1,134
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.44
F CFA272
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.90
|
$1.85
F CFA1,134
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.41
|
$0.07
F CFA45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.59
F CFA363
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.59
F CFA363
|
|
pay 10.5% less for transportation
Slovakia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.34
€5.92
|
$4.52
F CFA2,766
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.69
€24.90
|
$25.57
F CFA15,649
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,429.89
€22,792.26
|
$32,027.10
F CFA19,600,129
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.64
€10.86
|
$6.94
F CFA4,250
|
|
pay 2.8% less for housing
Slovakia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.60
€19.22
|
$45.27
F CFA27,704
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$566.87
€528.87
|
$433.95
F CFA265,574
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.12
€436.74
|
$225.47
F CFA137,985
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.07
€159.60
|
$75.86
F CFA46,425
|
|
pay 9.8% more for childcare
Slovakia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$400.86
€373.99
|
$765.65
F CFA468,566
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,069.66
€7,528.72
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,412,159
|
|
pay 28.2% less for entertainment and sports
Slovakia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$1.55
F CFA950
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
€2.19
|
$2.04
F CFA1,250
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.24
€4.89
|
$1.63
F CFA1,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.04
€37.35
|
$57.19
F CFA34,997
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
€7.66
|
$1.63
F CFA1,000
|
|
pay 38.9% more for clothing
Slovakia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.57
€59.31
|
$89.86
F CFA54,996
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.21
€27.25
|
$57.19
F CFA34,997
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.92
€73.63
|
$81.69
F CFA49,996
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.27
€86.09
|
$106.20
F CFA64,995
|
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