Guinea-Bissau vs Mauritania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guinea-Bissau Mauritania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$888
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2081
$1649
🏠 One person rent
$393
$307
🏘️ Family rent
$698
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.9
$45.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$396
$671
💸 GDP per capita
$914
$2149
😃 Human freedom index
6.51
5.34
❤️ Life expectancy
59.9
64.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
22
30
🌐 English speaking %
2.9%
4%
🎓 Higher education
1
19
😀 Quality of life
14
31
🏙️ Population
1.86M
4.61M

The average cost of living in Guinea-Bissau ($888) is 31% more expensive than in Mauritania ($677). Guinea-Bissau ranked 103rd vs 146th for Mauritania in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Guinea-Bissau compared to 1 months in Mauritania. Ranked 183rd and 144th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Guinea-Bissau vs Mauritania

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

Guinea-Bissau Mauritania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.2
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.06
$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.96
 Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$312
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$89.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.2
$59.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.52%
12.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1702
$3379
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1454
$1156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.19
$2.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$5.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$7.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.26
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.5
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.34
$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.2
$87.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.71
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.78
$5.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$20.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$80.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2978
$7074

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In Guinea-Bissau

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

In Mauritania

City Cost of living Population
Nouakchott
$678
1.08M
Rosso
$649
33.5K