Curacao vs Guinea-Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Curacao Guinea-Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1385
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3647
$1840
🏠 One person rent
$620
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1348
$655
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$301
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.4
$40.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$934
$991
💸 GDP per capita
$20502
$776
😃 Human freedom index
7.2
6.51
❤️ Life expectancy
78
59.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
72
22
🌐 English speaking %
60%
2.9%
🎓 Higher education
15
1
😀 Quality of life
61
26
🏙️ Population
160K
1.86M

The average cost of living in Curacao ($1385) is 74% more expensive than in Guinea-Bissau ($798). Curacao ranked 37th 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 0.7 months in Curacao compared to 1.2 months in Guinea-Bissau. Ranked 58th and 157th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Curacao vs Guinea-Bissau

We calculate prices for Curacao 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.

Curacao Guinea-Bissau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.4
$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$6.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$1.59
 Cappuccino
$3.53
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.42
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$529
$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1369
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1016
$515
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.5
$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.63%
10.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$1633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2115
$1412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.71
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.3
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$40.6
$6.98
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.61
$9.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$0.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.33
$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.8
$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.7
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.72
$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10
$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.7
$90.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$80.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12092
$2747

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Curacao

City Cost of living Population
Willemstad
$1385
150K
Barber
$1415
2.42K

In Guinea-Bissau

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