Gambia vs Guinea-Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gambia Guinea-Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$568
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1356
$2171
🏠 One person rent
$184
$397
🏘️ Family rent
$245
$650
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$18.6
$48.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$62.8
$124
💸 GDP per capita
$909
$963
😃 Human freedom index
6.71
6.43
❤️ Life expectancy
65.9
64.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
21
🌐 English speaking %
2.3%
2.9%
🎓 Higher education
40
1
😀 Quality of life
23
16
🏙️ Population
2.76M
2.2M

The average cost of living in the Gambia ($568) is 36% less expensive than in Guinea-Bissau ($894). the Gambia ranked 172nd vs 111th 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 0.1 months in the Gambia compared to 0.1 months in Guinea-Bissau. Ranked 172nd and 182nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Gambia vs Guinea-Bissau

We calculate prices for the Gambia and Guinea-Bissau as a population-weighted mean of 3 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.

Gambia Guinea-Bissau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.5
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.06
$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.62
$1.07
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.49
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92.3
$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.3
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$138
$487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.2
$64.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.8
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.6
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.11%
12.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1452
$1515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.58
$25.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.99
$6.16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$16.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.6
$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.3
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$15.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$63.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$761
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3079
$2303

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In the Gambia

City Cost of living Population
Brikama
$598
81K
Lamin
$541
31.1K
Banjul
$516
31.4K

In Guinea-Bissau

City Cost of living Population
Bissau
$895
492K
Bafata
$872
29.6K