Guinea-Bissau vs Namibia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guinea-Bissau Namibia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$888
$821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2081
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$393
$390
🏘️ Family rent
$698
$946
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$316
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.9
$45.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$396
$781
💸 GDP per capita
$914
$4743
😃 Human freedom index
6.51
7.31
❤️ Life expectancy
59.9
58.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
22
49
🌐 English speaking %
2.9%
17.2%
🎓 Higher education
1
47
😀 Quality of life
14
35
🏙️ Population
1.86M
2.53M

The average cost of living in Guinea-Bissau ($888) is 8% more expensive than in Namibia ($821). Guinea-Bissau ranked 103rd vs 118th for Namibia 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 Namibia. Ranked 183rd and 133rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Guinea-Bissau vs Namibia

We calculate prices for Guinea-Bissau and Namibia as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 10 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 Namibia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.2
$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.06
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.64
 Cappuccino
$2.31
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$771
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.2
$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.52%
10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1702
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1454
$688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.19
$7.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$6.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$7.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.26
$5.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.5
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.34
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.2
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.71
$3.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.78
$7.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$67.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2978
$5030

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In Guinea-Bissau

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

In Namibia

City Cost of living Population
Windhoek
$840
431K
Walvis Bay
$790
85K
Rehoboth
$779
40.8K
Tsumeb
$766
35K
Swakopmund
$807
34.3K
Gobabis
$818
33.4K
Otjiwarongo
$797
28.2K
Oshikango
$761
12.4K
Mariental
$832
12.5K
Omaruru
$833
10.7K