Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 2.9 times more expensive than Somalia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.2 times more in Guinea-Bissau
- Groceries
-
pay 39.3% more in Guinea-Bissau
- Transportation
-
pay 2.2 times more in Guinea-Bissau
- Housing
-
pay 85.2% more in Guinea-Bissau
- Childcare
-
pay 8.5 times more in Guinea-Bissau
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 6.4% more in Guinea-Bissau
- Clothing
-
pay 3.2 times more in Guinea-Bissau
The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, transportation, housing, and groceries in Guinea-Bissau are more expensive than in Somalia. Notably, childcare, clothing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,510
|
$4.90
F CFA3,065
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,659
|
$9.43
F CFA5,895
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS461
|
$1.31
F CFA817
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS291
|
$1.63
F CFA1,022
|
|
pay 39.3% more for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS554
|
$0.90
F CFA563
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,116
|
$7.28
F CFA4,549
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,379
|
$6.18
F CFA3,867
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,258
|
$4.90
F CFA3,065
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,522
|
$5.93
F CFA3,707
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS984
|
$1.85
F CFA1,158
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS503
|
$0.44
F CFA278
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS750
|
$1.85
F CFA1,158
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$0.07
F CFA46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS342
|
$0.59
F CFA371
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.59
F CFA371
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,349
|
$4.52
F CFA2,825
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,245
|
$25.57
F CFA15,988
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,276,323
|
$32,027.10
F CFA20,024,208
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,235
|
$6.94
F CFA4,342
|
|
pay 85.2% more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,450
|
$45.27
F CFA28,303
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,167
|
$433.95
F CFA271,320
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,181
|
$225.47
F CFA140,971
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,740
|
$75.86
F CFA47,429
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,457
|
$765.65
F CFA478,704
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS423,073
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,442,713
|
|
pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,989
|
$1.55
F CFA970
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS704
|
$2.04
F CFA1,277
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS766
|
$1.63
F CFA1,022
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,094
|
$57.19
F CFA35,754
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,849
|
$1.63
F CFA1,022
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,605
|
$89.86
F CFA56,185
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,169
|
$57.19
F CFA35,754
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,751
|
$81.69
F CFA51,078
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,084
|
$106.20
F CFA66,401
|
|
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