Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 96.4% more expensive than Tanzania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.7 times more in Guinea-Bissau
- Groceries
-
pay 95.5% more in Guinea-Bissau
- Transportation
-
pay 25.8% more in Guinea-Bissau
- Housing
-
pay 27.6% more in Guinea-Bissau
- Childcare
-
pay 80.8% more in Guinea-Bissau
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.8% more in Guinea-Bissau
- Clothing
-
pay 3.8 times more in Guinea-Bissau
The cost of clothing, restaurants, groceries, childcare, housing, and transportation in Guinea-Bissau are more expensive than in Tanzania. Notably, clothing, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Tanzania
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
TZS7,768.51
|
$4.90
F CFA2,934
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.96
TZS15,944.15
|
$9.43
F CFA5,643
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TZS1,663.36
|
$1.31
F CFA782
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
TZS818.13
|
$1.63
F CFA978
|
|
pay 95.5% more for groceries
|
Tanzania
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
TZS1,934.27
|
$0.90
F CFA539
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
TZS10,146.38
|
$7.28
F CFA4,355
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TZS12,102.26
|
$6.18
F CFA3,702
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TZS4,504.41
|
$4.90
F CFA2,934
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
TZS6,280.35
|
$5.93
F CFA3,549
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
TZS2,979.48
|
$1.85
F CFA1,109
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS1,023.78
|
$0.44
F CFA266
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
TZS921.59
|
$1.85
F CFA1,109
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS945.69
|
$0.07
F CFA44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS813.17
|
$0.59
F CFA355
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
TZS1,342.74
|
$0.59
F CFA355
|
|
pay 25.8% more for transportation
|
Tanzania
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,449.26
|
$4.52
F CFA2,705
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.55
TZS52,288.08
|
$25.57
F CFA15,305
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,823.72
TZS42,328,445.58
|
$32,027.10
F CFA19,168,819
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.76
TZS28,795.29
|
$6.94
F CFA4,156
|
|
pay 27.6% more for housing
|
Tanzania
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.94
TZS160,350.11
|
$45.27
F CFA27,094
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.33
TZS773,967.77
|
$433.95
F CFA259,730
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$236.84
TZS633,534.38
|
$225.47
F CFA134,949
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.01
TZS107,014.56
|
$75.86
F CFA45,403
|
|
pay 80.8% more for childcare
|
Tanzania
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$236.03
TZS631,392.74
|
$765.65
F CFA458,255
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,186.60
TZS16,549,160.58
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,381,083
|
|
pay 0.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tanzania
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
TZS3,137.28
|
$1.55
F CFA929
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TZS5,780.74
|
$2.04
F CFA1,222
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,793.07
|
$1.63
F CFA978
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.39
TZS97,343.57
|
$57.19
F CFA34,227
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
TZS15,188.44
|
$1.63
F CFA978
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for clothing
|
Tanzania
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.43
TZS30,584.38
|
$89.86
F CFA53,785
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
TZS58,201.61
|
$57.19
F CFA34,227
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.14
TZS120,760.57
|
$81.69
F CFA48,896
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.53
TZS103,064.43
|
$106.20
F CFA63,564
|
|
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