Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 19.4% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 27.6% less for restaurants
|
Sweden
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.92
SEK131.48
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.45
SEK104.30
|
$9.43
F CFA5,929
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
SEK22.52
|
$1.31
F CFA822
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK21.27
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
pay 1.3% less for groceries
|
Sweden
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.49
SEK27.43
|
$0.90
F CFA566
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
SEK57.20
|
$7.28
F CFA4,576
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.96
|
$6.18
F CFA3,890
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
SEK41.26
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.68
SEK51.59
|
$5.93
F CFA3,729
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
SEK13.14
|
$1.85
F CFA1,165
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
SEK11.65
|
$0.44
F CFA280
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
SEK12.52
|
$1.85
F CFA1,165
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
SEK19.08
|
$0.07
F CFA47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.43
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.74
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
pay 35.7% less for transportation
|
Sweden
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SEK73.21
|
$4.52
F CFA2,842
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$68.10
SEK751.36
|
$25.57
F CFA16,082
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,850.74
SEK296,233.44
|
$32,027.10
F CFA20,142,280
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.47
SEK236.82
|
$6.94
F CFA4,367
|
|
pay 16.2% less for housing
|
Sweden
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.29
SEK334.15
|
$45.27
F CFA28,470
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$821.73
SEK9,065.79
|
$433.95
F CFA272,920
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.62
SEK7,078.75
|
$225.47
F CFA141,802
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.37
SEK853.62
|
$75.86
F CFA47,709
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Sweden
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.27
SEK1,349.01
|
$765.65
F CFA481,526
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,135.75
SEK34,595.46
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,451,220
|
|
pay 47.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sweden
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.64
SEK73.28
|
$1.55
F CFA976
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
SEK41.76
|
$2.04
F CFA1,284
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.41
SEK70.70
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.70
SEK426.95
|
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.24
SEK157.07
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
pay 14.0% more for clothing
|
Sweden
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.10
SEK872.64
|
$89.86
F CFA56,517
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
SEK392.32
|
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
SEK931.40
|
$81.69
F CFA51,379
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.14
SEK1,380.61
|
$106.20
F CFA66,793
|
|
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