Guinea-Bissau vs North Macedonia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guinea-Bissau North Macedonia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$826
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2047
$1651
🏠 One person rent
$363
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$610
$531
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$47
$32.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1043
$657
💸 GDP per capita
$951
$8624
😃 Human freedom index
6.43
7.61
❤️ Life expectancy
59.9
74.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
21
40
🌐 English speaking %
2.9%
5%
🎓 Higher education
1
67
😀 Quality of life
23
53
🏙️ Population
1.86M
1.84M

The average cost of living in Guinea-Bissau ($826) is 21% more expensive than in North Macedonia ($682). Guinea-Bissau ranked 116th vs 144th for North Macedonia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Guinea-Bissau compared to 1 months in North Macedonia. Ranked 161st and 73rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Guinea-Bissau vs North Macedonia

We calculate prices for Guinea-Bissau and North Macedonia 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 North Macedonia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.01
$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.3
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.55
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.92
 Cappuccino
$2.17
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$635
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$81.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.1
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.4
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.27%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1537
$1733
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$1281
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.3
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.08
$4.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.35
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$7.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.08
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$3.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.7
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.75
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.7
$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$766
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2319
$3548

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Cities Comparison in Guinea-Bissau vs North Macedonia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Guinea-Bissau

City Cost of living Population
Bissau
$827
492K
Bafata
$804
29.6K

In North Macedonia

City Cost of living Population
Skopje
$772
423K
Tetovo
$682
63.2K
Kumanovo
$588
70.8K
Bitola
$635
69.3K
Prilep
$537
63.3K
Veles
$545
40.7K
Ohrid
$636
38.8K
Strumica
$612
33.8K
Stip
$561
42K
Kavadarci
$556
32K