Gambia vs Guinea-Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gambia Guinea-Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$578
$856
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1374
$2095
🏠 One person rent
$197
$379
🏘️ Family rent
$265
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$17.8
$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$59.2
$124
💸 GDP per capita
$871
$1008
😃 Human freedom index
6.83
6.37
❤️ Life expectancy
65.9
64.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
21
🌐 English speaking %
2.3%
2.9%
🎓 Higher education
40
1
😀 Quality of life
22
18
🏙️ Population
2.76M
2.2M

The average cost of living in the Gambia ($578) is 32% less expensive than in Guinea-Bissau ($856). the Gambia ranked 169th vs 122nd 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 174th and 179th 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
$6.05
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.5
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$9.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.46
$1.25
 Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.4
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92.1
$409
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$255
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$137
$483
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.6
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.64%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1445
$1379
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.55
$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$6.45
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$7.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.52
$2.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3861
$2318

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In the Gambia

City Cost of living Population
Brikama
$611
81K
Banjul
$527
31.4K
Lamin
$545
31.1K

In Guinea-Bissau

City Cost of living Population
Bissau
$857
492K
Bafata
$831
29.6K