Bhutan vs Guinea-Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bhutan Guinea-Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$413
$876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1012
$2147
🏠 One person rent
$153
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$647
🍽️ Food expenses
$169
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$51.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$459
$143
💸 GDP per capita
$3831
$1008
😃 Human freedom index
7.17
6.37
❤️ Life expectancy
73
64.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
21
🌐 English speaking %
75%
2.9%
🎓 Higher education
1
1
😀 Quality of life
55
20
🏙️ Population
792K
2.2M

The average cost of living in Bhutan ($413) is 53% less expensive than in Guinea-Bissau ($876). Bhutan ranked 194th vs 116th 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 1.1 months in Bhutan compared to 0.2 months in Guinea-Bissau. Ranked 80th and 180th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bhutan vs Guinea-Bissau

We calculate prices for Bhutan and Guinea-Bissau as a population-weighted mean of 2 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.

Bhutan Guinea-Bissau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.71
$6.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.08
$9.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.24
 Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$256
$702
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$499
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.1
$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.88%
12.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$577
$1394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$895
$821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$26.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$6.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$4.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.53
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.6
$1.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.1
$4.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.07
$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.8
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.3
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$769
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$633
$2326

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In Bhutan

City Cost of living Population
Thimphu
$412
115K
Paro
$443
2.36K

In Guinea-Bissau

City Cost of living Population
Bissau
$878
492K
Bafata
$852
29.6K