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Guinea-Bissau vs. Turkey Cost of Living Summary

Guinea-Bissau is 48.1% more expensive than Turkey overall.

Restaurants: pay 76.2% more in Guinea-Bissau
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Guinea-Bissau
Transportation: pay 4.3% more in Guinea-Bissau
Housing: pay 84.0% more in Guinea-Bissau
Childcare: pay 10.5% more in Guinea-Bissau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.2% less in Guinea-Bissau
Clothing: pay 46.5% more in Guinea-Bissau

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

Guinea-Bissau vs. Turkey Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 76.2% more for restaurants

	Turkey	Guinea-Bissau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.91 TRY242.83	$4.90 F CFA3,083	-29.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.91 TRY242.86	$9.43 F CFA5,931	+36.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 TRY41.26	$1.31 F CFA822	+11.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 TRY14.86	$1.63 F CFA1,028	+286.3%
Average			+76.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Turkey	Guinea-Bissau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 TRY35.67	$0.90 F CFA566	-11.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.97 TRY174.67	$7.28 F CFA4,577	+46.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.15 TRY110.74	$6.18 F CFA3,891	+96.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.40 TRY49.14	$4.90 F CFA3,083	+250.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.40 TRY84.26	$5.93 F CFA3,730	+147.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.37 TRY13.00	$1.85 F CFA1,165	+401.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 TRY30.67	$0.44 F CFA280	-49.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 TRY14.62	$1.85 F CFA1,165	+345.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 TRY17.91	$0.07 F CFA47	-85.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY8.71	$0.59 F CFA373	+139.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 TRY7.47	$0.59 F CFA373	+178.8%
Average			+132.6%

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pay 4.3% more for transportation

	Turkey	Guinea-Bissau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 TRY154.59	$4.52 F CFA2,843	+2.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.27 TRY677.08	$25.57 F CFA16,085	+32.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,819.35 TRY1,574,952.04	$32,027.10 F CFA20,146,143	-28.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.29 TRY221.13	$6.94 F CFA4,368	+10.3%
Average			+4.3%

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pay 84.0% more for housing

	Turkey	Guinea-Bissau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.31 TRY397.31	$45.27 F CFA28,475	+300.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$442.81 TRY15,560.46	$433.95 F CFA272,972	-2.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$336.49 TRY11,824.35	$225.47 F CFA141,829	-33.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.46 TRY1,562.42	$75.86 F CFA47,718	+70.6%
Average			+84.0%

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pay 10.5% more for childcare

	Turkey	Guinea-Bissau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$408.60 TRY14,358.07	$765.65 F CFA481,619	+87.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,892.93 TRY242,217.44	$2,307.50 F CFA1,451,498	-66.5%
Average			+10.5%

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pay 17.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkey	Guinea-Bissau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.54 TRY89.34	$1.55 F CFA976	-38.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 TRY92.12	$2.04 F CFA1,285	-22.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 TRY67.15	$1.63 F CFA1,028	-14.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.34 TRY1,276.93	$57.19 F CFA35,972	+57.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 TRY179.24	$1.63 F CFA1,028	-68.0%
Average			-17.2%

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pay 46.5% more for clothing

	Turkey	Guinea-Bissau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.74 TRY1,501.93	$89.86 F CFA56,528	+110.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.74 TRY1,431.77	$57.19 F CFA35,972	+40.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.38 TRY3,105.66	$81.69 F CFA51,389	-7.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.39 TRY2,614.03	$106.20 F CFA66,805	+42.8%
Average			+46.5%

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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: December 2024

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