Guinea-Bissau vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guinea-Bissau Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$798
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1840
$2818
🏠 One person rent
$380
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$967
🍽️ Food expenses
$301
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.9
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$991
$2172
💸 GDP per capita
$776
$33824
😃 Human freedom index
6.51
8.4
❤️ Life expectancy
59.7
84.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
22
73
🌐 English speaking %
2.9%
15%
🎓 Higher education
1
98
😀 Quality of life
26
91
🏙️ Population
1.86M
125M

The average cost of living in Guinea-Bissau ($798) is 27% less expensive than in Japan ($1097). Guinea-Bissau ranked 110th vs 67th for Japan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Guinea-Bissau compared to 2 months in Japan. Ranked 157th and 14th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Guinea-Bissau vs Japan

We calculate prices for Guinea-Bissau and Japan as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 907 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.

Guinea-Bissau Japan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.13
$6.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.98
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.02
 Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$425
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$1107
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$515
$704
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61
$97.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.1
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.14%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$4271
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1412
$2747
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.98
$25.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.65
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.79
$8.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.44
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.45
$10.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$51.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.66
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.01
$16.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.7
$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2747
$11309

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In Guinea-Bissau

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

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1556
14M
Yokohama
$1329
3.76M
Osaka
$1116
2.75M
Nagoya
$1196
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1101
1.54M
Kobe
$1076
1.52M
Sapporo
$1173
1.96M
Sendai
$1026
1.06M
Fukuoka
$1054
1.6M
Hiroshima
$954
1.2M
Saitama
$1063
1.33M
Kyoto
$1026
1.46M
Yokosuka
$1136
390K
Sakai
$1103
824K
Chiba
$1161
975K
Sagamihara
$1020
726K
Kitakyushu
$963
935K
Hachioji
$1117
576K
Kagoshima
$999
594K
Kumamoto
$886
738K
Kawaguchi
$1052
593K
Amagasaki
$1058
459K
Utsunomiya
$998
518K
Niigata
$1056
791K
Funabashi
$1224
641K
Kashiwa
$1136
428K
Hamamatsu
$1033
788K
Shizuoka
$980
686K
Himeji
$1132
528K
Kurashiki
$1004
475K