Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 46.5% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 96.3% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY214.10
|
$4.98
F CFA3,003
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY208.47
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY38.98
|
$1.33
F CFA801
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.52
|
$1.66
F CFA1,001
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY23.75
|
$0.91
F CFA552
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY122.14
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY99.19
|
$6.28
F CFA3,789
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY49.05
|
$4.98
F CFA3,003
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY86.67
|
$6.02
F CFA3,632
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY14.78
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY20.13
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY16.20
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY12.03
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY9.04
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.84
|
?? | |
pay 13.4% less for transportation
Turkey
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY155.08
|
$4.59
F CFA2,769
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY646.33
|
$9.47
F CFA5,709
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,415,252.87
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY224.20
|
$7.05
F CFA4,254
|
|
pay 17.1% more for housing
Turkey
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY358.09
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY13,721.95
|
$440.73
F CFA265,850
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY12,354.04
|
$228.99
F CFA138,128
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,489.64
|
$77.04
F CFA46,473
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Turkey
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY9,545.01
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY201,979.31
|
?? |
pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY81.57
|
$1.58
F CFA951
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY78.12
|
$2.07
F CFA1,251
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY61.77
|
$1.66
F CFA1,001
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,127.91
|
$58.08
F CFA35,033
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY151.69
|
$1.66
F CFA1,001
|
|
pay 52.0% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,555.27
|
$91.27
F CFA55,053
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,277.40
|
$58.08
F CFA35,033
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,746.48
|
$82.97
F CFA50,048
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,522.18
|
$107.86
F CFA65,062
|
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