Gambia vs Guinea-Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gambia Guinea-Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$888
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1285
$2081
🏠 One person rent
$197
$393
🏘️ Family rent
$293
$698
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$19.4
$40.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$58
$396
💸 GDP per capita
$844
$914
😃 Human freedom index
6.64
6.51
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
59.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
22
🌐 English speaking %
2.3%
2.9%
🎓 Higher education
35
1
😀 Quality of life
14
14
🏙️ Population
2.64M
1.86M

The average cost of living in the Gambia ($541) is 39% less expensive than in Guinea-Bissau ($888). the Gambia ranked 176th vs 103rd 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 0.4 months in Guinea-Bissau. Ranked 182nd and 183rd 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
$4.21
$6.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.1
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.54
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$1.66
 Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92.2
$441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$270
$676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$96.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.1
$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.14%
12.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1456
$1702
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1153
$1454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.58
$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.07
$7.19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$7.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.39
$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.63
$1.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.73
$3.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$93.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.2
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.4
$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2963
$2978

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In the Gambia

City Cost of living Population
Brikama
$569
81K
Banjul
$488
31.4K
Lamin
$520
31.1K

In Guinea-Bissau

City Cost of living Population
Bissau
$889
492K
Bafata
$866
29.6K