Guinea-Bissau vs Namibia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Guinea-Bissau Namibia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2147
$2215
🏠 One person rent
$389
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$647
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$337
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$50.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$516
💸 GDP per capita
$1008
$4413
😃 Human freedom index
6.37
7.5
❤️ Life expectancy
64.1
67.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
21
46
🌐 English speaking %
2.9%
17.2%
🎓 Higher education
1
45
😀 Quality of life
20
42
🏙️ Population
2.2M
3.03M

The average cost of living in Guinea-Bissau ($876) is 10% less expensive than in Namibia ($968). Guinea-Bissau ranked 116th vs 104th 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 0.2 months in Guinea-Bissau compared to 0.5 months in Namibia. Ranked 180th and 125th best countries to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

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
$6.4
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.03
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.69
 Cappuccino
$2.21
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$702
$1042
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.8
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$56.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.62%
11.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$1207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$821
$561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.1
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.85
$7.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$8.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$8.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.78
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.32
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.92
$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.68
$7.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.5
$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2326
$5893

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cities Comparison in Guinea-Bissau vs Namibia

More countries to compare

Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Guinea-Bissau

City Cost of living Population
Bissau
$878
492K
Bafata
$852
29.6K

In Namibia

City Cost of living Population
Windhoek
$1023
431K
Walvis Bay
$905
103K
Otjiwarongo
$874
49K
Swakopmund
$883
75.9K
Mariental
$986
18.5K
Rehoboth
$934
40.8K
Gobabis
$968
33.4K
Tsumeb
$873
35K
Omaruru
$971
10.8K
Oshikango
$855
12.4K