Belgium vs Guinea-Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Guinea-Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1540
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3611
$1840
🏠 One person rent
$821
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$655
🍽️ Food expenses
$514
$301
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.8
$40.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2647
$991
💸 GDP per capita
$49927
$776
😃 Human freedom index
8.33
6.51
❤️ Life expectancy
81.9
59.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
73
22
🌐 English speaking %
59%
2.9%
🎓 Higher education
97
1
😀 Quality of life
88
26
🏙️ Population
11.6M
1.86M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1540) is 93% more expensive than in Guinea-Bissau ($798). Belgium ranked 30th vs 110th for Guinea-Bissau in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Belgium compared to 1.2 months in Guinea-Bissau. Ranked 19th and 157th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgium vs Guinea-Bissau

We calculate prices for Belgium and Guinea-Bissau as a population-weighted mean of 91 and 2 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Belgium Guinea-Bissau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.7
$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.8
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$6.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$1.59
 Cappuccino
$3.53
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$740
$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1235
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1002
$515
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.8
$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.32%
10.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3873
$1633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3159
$1412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.74
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.4
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.7
$6.98
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.21
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$9.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.55
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.33
$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.4
$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.7
$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.9
$90.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$562
$80.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18692
$2747

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Cities Comparison in Belgium vs Guinea-Bissau

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Belgium

City Cost of living Population
Antwerp
$1650
529K
Ghent
$1585
265K
Brussels
$1869
189K
Liege
$1439
195K
Charleroi
$1422
202K
Schaerbeek
$1682
133K
Anderlecht
$1659
121K
Mouscron
$1423
58.2K
Leuven
$1618
101K
Mons
$1405
95.3K
Namur
$1360
111K
Bruges
$1408
119K
Ostend
$1302
71.6K
Vilvoorde
$1599
44K
Aalst
$1678
88.9K
La Louviere
$1520
81K
Tournai
$1562
69.6K
Hasselt
$1445
77.7K
Mechelen
$1544
86.9K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
57.7K
Kortrijk
$1283
77.7K
Sint-Niklaas
$1413
80.2K
Seraing
$1487
64.3K
Forest
$1652
56.6K
Roeselare
$1306
64.5K
Dendermonde
$1469
45.7K
Saint-Gilles
$1524
49.7K
Genk
$1502
66.1K
Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
39.8K
Verviers
$1258
55.2K

In Guinea-Bissau

City Cost of living Population
Bissau
$799
492K
Bafata
$778
22.5K