Cost of living in Guinea-Bissau
| Food | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district | 6,055 Franc | ||
| Combo meal in fast food restaurant (big mac meal or similar) | 3,500 Franc | ||
| 500 gr (1 lb.) of boneless chicken breast | - | ||
| 1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk | 1,000 Franc | ||
| 12 eggs, large | 1,500 Franc | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes | 1,903 Franc | ||
| 500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese | - | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of apples | 2,471 Franc | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes | 700 Franc | ||
| 0.5 l (16 oz) domestic beer in the supermarket | 800 Franc | ||
| 1 bottle of red table wine, good quality | 5,602 Franc | ||
| 2 liters of coca-cola | 500 Franc | ||
| Bread for 2 people for 1 day | 250 Franc | ||
| Housing | |||
| Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in expensive area | 507,246 Franc | ||
| Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in normal area | 500,000 Franc | ||
| Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat | 60,000 Franc | ||
| Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in expensive area | 413,623 Franc | ||
| Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in normal area | 300,000 Franc | ||
| Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 sqft) studio | 50,000 Franc | ||
| Internet 8 mbps (1 month) | 27,384 Franc | ||
| 40” flat screen tv | - | ||
| Microwave 800/900 watt (bosch, panasonic, lg, sharp, or equivalent brands) | - | ||
| Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.) | - | ||
| Hourly rate for cleaning help | - | ||
| Clothes | |||
| 1 pair of jeans (levis 501 or similar) | - | ||
| 1 summer dress in a high street store (zara, h&m or similar retailers) | - | ||
| 1 pair of sport shoes (nike, adidas, or equivalent brands) | - | ||
| 1 pair of men’s leather business shoes | - | ||
| Transportation | |||
| Volkswagen golf 1.4 tsi 150 cv (or equivalent), with no extras, new | 2,000,000 Franc | ||
| 1 liter (1/4 gallon) of gas | 664 Franc | ||
| Monthly ticket public transport | - | ||
| Personal Care | |||
| Cold medicine for 6 days (tylenol, frenadol, coldrex, or equivalent brands) | - | ||
| 1 box of antibiotics (12 doses) | - | ||
| Short visit to private doctor (15 minutes) | 5,000 Franc | ||
| 1 box of 32 tampons (tampax, ob, ...) | - | ||
| Deodorant, roll-on (50ml ~ 1.5 oz.) | 3,125 Franc | ||
| Hair shampoo 2-in-1 (400 ml ~ 12 oz.) | - | ||
| 4 rolls of toilet paper | 825 Franc | ||
| Tube of toothpaste | - | ||
| Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city | - | ||
| Entertainment | |||
| Basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub | 10,406 Franc | ||
| 2 tickets to the movies | - | ||
| 2 tickets to the theater (best available seats) | - | ||
| Dinner for two at an italian restaurant in the expat area including appetisers, main course, wine and dessert | 18,945 Franc | ||
| 1 cocktail drink in downtown club | - | ||
| Cappuccino in expat area of the city | 2,009 Franc | ||
| 1 beer in neighbourhood pub (500ml or 1pt.) | 1,014 Franc | ||
| Ipad wi-fi 128gb | - | ||
| 1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans) | - | ||
| 1 month of gym membership in business district | 31,273 Franc | ||
| 1 package of marlboro cigarettes | 618 Franc | ||
Map of Cost of Living in Guinea-Bissau
This map shows only the top cities in Guinea-Bissau. We also have on this page a list of all the cities available in Expatistan:
List of all the cities available in Expatistan
The color of each marker corresponds with the cost of living in the city red markers show more expensive cities green ones show cheaper cities
Moving the mouse on top of a city will show its name and the Cost of Living Index of that city.
What is the Cost of Living Index? To calculate each city's Price Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a
central reference city (that happens to be Prague).
Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the
database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague.
Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.
List of all cities available in Guinea-Bissau
| Bissau |
Recent Comparisons
- Cost of living in Bissau is about the same as in São Paulo
- Cost of living in Bissau is 22% cheaper than in Lisbon
- Cost of living in Bissau is 40% cheaper than in Reykjavik
- Cost of living in Bissau is 5% more expensive than in Abuja
- Cost of living in Bissau is 25% more expensive than in Kaduna
- Cost of living in Bissau is 16% cheaper than in Dakar
- Cost of living in Bissau is 22% cheaper than in Madrid