Cost of living comparison
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
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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.
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
F CFA531
|
$1.63
F CFA910
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
F CFA951
|
$4.90
F CFA2,730
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
F CFA1,651
|
$5.93
F CFA3,302
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
F CFA688
|
$1.85
F CFA1,032
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
F CFA516
|
$0.44
F CFA248
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA757
|
$1.85
F CFA1,032
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
F CFA860
|
$0.07
F CFA41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
F CFA688
|
$0.59
F CFA330
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.73
F CFA963
|
$0.59
F CFA330
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.19
F CFA1,774
|
$6.94
F CFA3,867
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.20
F CFA59,702
|
$75.86
F CFA42,246
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.86
F CFA17,743
|
$57.19
F CFA31,847
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA4,550
|
$1.63
F CFA910
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.88
F CFA43,373
|
$106.20
F CFA59,145
|
|
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