Cost of living comparison

 Togo
compared to
 Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau vs. Togo Cost of Living Summary

Guinea-Bissau is 89.4% more expensive than Togo overall.

Restaurants
pay 52.6% more in Guinea-Bissau
Groceries
pay 16.7% more in Guinea-Bissau
Transportation
pay 56.8% more in Guinea-Bissau
Housing
pay 36.4% more in Guinea-Bissau
Childcare
pay 3.8 times more in Guinea-Bissau
Entertainment and Sports
pay 6.0% more in Guinea-Bissau
Clothing
pay 2.7 times more in Guinea-Bissau

The cost of childcare, clothing, transportation, restaurants, housing, and groceries in Guinea-Bissau are more expensive than in Togo. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Guinea-Bissau.

Guinea-Bissau vs. Togo Cost Breakdown

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

pay 52.6% more for restaurants

 
Togo
Guinea-Bissau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.28
F CFA1,272
$4.90
F CFA2,730
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.71
F CFA3,180
$9.43
F CFA5,250
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.20
F CFA1,228
$1.31
F CFA728

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pay 16.7% more for groceries

 
Togo
Guinea-Bissau
Bread
1 loaf
$0.96
F CFA537
$0.90
F CFA502
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.65
F CFA2,032
$7.28
F CFA4,052
Milk (1 gallon) $7.54
F CFA4,201
$6.18
F CFA3,444

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pay 56.8% more for transportation

 
Togo
Guinea-Bissau
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.03
F CFA2,243
$4.52
F CFA2,517
Monthly public transit pass $49.02
F CFA27,298
$25.57
F CFA14,241
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $13,071.14
F CFA7,279,347
$32,027.10
F CFA17,835,966

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pay 36.4% more for housing

 
Togo
Guinea-Bissau
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$53.43
F CFA29,754
$45.27
F CFA25,210
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $263.47
F CFA146,724
$433.95
F CFA241,670
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $100.08
F CFA55,732
$225.47
F CFA125,565

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

 
Togo
Guinea-Bissau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $106.20
F CFA59,145
$765.65
F CFA426,391
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,792.75
F CFA2,669,094
$2,307.50
F CFA1,285,053

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pay 6.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Togo
Guinea-Bissau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.82
F CFA455
$1.55
F CFA864
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.81
F CFA2,123
$2.04
F CFA1,137
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.88
F CFA1,046
$1.63
F CFA910

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

 
Togo
Guinea-Bissau
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$20.70
F CFA11,526
$89.86
F CFA50,046
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$22.33
F CFA12,436
$57.19
F CFA31,847
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$31.04
F CFA17,288
$81.69
F CFA45,496

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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: July 2025
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