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Guinea-Bissau vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Guinea-Bissau is 44.1% more expensive than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Guinea-Bissau
Groceries: pay 46.9% more in Guinea-Bissau
Transportation: pay 6.1% less in Guinea-Bissau
Housing: pay 53.3% more in Guinea-Bissau
Childcare: pay 23.2% more in Guinea-Bissau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.4% less in Guinea-Bissau
Clothing: pay 72.0% more in Guinea-Bissau

The cost of restaurants, clothing, housing, groceries, and childcare in Guinea-Bissau are more expensive than in Thailand. Expenses including entertainment and sports and transportation are lower in Guinea-Bissau. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Guinea-Bissau.

Guinea-Bissau vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Thailand, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Thailand	Guinea-Bissau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.33 THB78.76	$4.90 F CFA2,956	+110.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 THB203.22	$9.43 F CFA5,686	+56.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 THB23.79	$1.31 F CFA788	+85.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 THB12.81	$1.63 F CFA985	+330.6%
Average			+145.7%

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pay 46.9% more for groceries

	Thailand	Guinea-Bissau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 THB47.23	$0.90 F CFA543	-35.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.16 THB275.53	$7.28 F CFA4,389	-10.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.68 THB225.64	$6.18 F CFA3,730	-7.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 THB69.07	$4.90 F CFA2,956	+139.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.29 THB43.56	$5.93 F CFA3,576	+359.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.23 THB41.55	$1.85 F CFA1,118	+50.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 THB17.57	$0.44 F CFA268	-14.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 THB27.52	$1.85 F CFA1,118	+127.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 THB22.23	$0.07 F CFA45	-88.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.37	$0.59 F CFA358	-14.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 THB18.08	$0.59 F CFA358	+10.7%
Average			+46.9%

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pay 6.1% less for transportation

	Thailand	Guinea-Bissau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB150.80	$4.52 F CFA2,726	+1.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.43 THB858.52	$25.57 F CFA15,424	+0.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,362.48 THB1,058,676.30	$32,027.10 F CFA19,317,179	+2.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.67 THB326.28	$6.94 F CFA4,188	-28.2%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 53.3% more for housing

	Thailand	Guinea-Bissau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.13 THB578.40	$45.27 F CFA27,304	+164.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$389.22 THB13,138.56	$433.95 F CFA261,740	+11.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$225.23 THB7,603.05	$225.47 F CFA135,993	+0.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.17 THB1,862.46	$75.86 F CFA45,755	+37.5%
Average			+53.3%

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pay 23.2% more for childcare

	Thailand	Guinea-Bissau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$341.66 THB11,533.06	$765.65 F CFA461,801	+124.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,344.18 THB349,179.54	$2,307.50 F CFA1,391,773	-77.7%
Average			+23.2%

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pay 26.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	Guinea-Bissau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.20 THB74.25	$1.55 F CFA936	-29.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 THB64.12	$2.04 F CFA1,232	+7.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.85 THB129.87	$1.63 F CFA985	-57.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.79 THB1,647.01	$57.19 F CFA34,492	+17.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.42 THB182.99	$1.63 F CFA985	-69.9%
Average			-26.4%

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pay 72.0% more for clothing

	Thailand	Guinea-Bissau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.62 THB1,303.59	$89.86 F CFA54,202	+132.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.36 THB991.09	$57.19 F CFA34,492	+94.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.78 THB2,794.39	$81.69 F CFA49,274	-1.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.55 THB2,212.87	$106.20 F CFA64,056	+62.0%
Average			+72.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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