Cost of Living in Guinea-Bissau

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$856
$2095
🛋️ Without rent
$477
$1470
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$379
$625
🍽️ Food
$369
$951
🚐 Transport
$50
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$124
💸GDP per capita
$1008
😃 Human freedom index
6.37
❤️Life expectancy
64.1
🌐 English speaking %
2.9%
🏙️Population
2.2M

The cost of living in Guinea-Bissau is $856, which is 1.36 times less expensive than the world average. Guinea-Bissau ranked 122nd out of 197 countries by cost of living and the 179th best country to live in.

The average salary after taxes in Guinea-Bissau is $124, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months.

Why living in Guinea-Bissau costs 6.9 times more than the average salary? Because we have a developed country lifestyle as a reference and in some least developed countries maintaining such a standard of living is hard and expensive. Thus, living costs in Guinea-Bissau for locals and expats differ significantly.

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Prices in Guinea-Bissau

We calculate prices for Guinea-Bissau as a population-weighted mean of 2 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
 Cappuccino
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$483
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1379
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2318

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