Guinea-Bissau vs North Macedonia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guinea-Bissau North Macedonia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$856
$769
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2095
$1824
🏠 One person rent
$379
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$625
$563
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$288
🚐 Transport expenses
$50
$38
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$124
$777
💸 GDP per capita
$1008
$9292
😃 Human freedom index
6.37
7.64
❤️ Life expectancy
64.1
75.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
21
40
🌐 English speaking %
2.9%
5%
🎓 Higher education
1
66
😀 Quality of life
18
59
🏙️ Population
2.2M
1.82M

The average cost of living in Guinea-Bissau ($856) is 11% more expensive than in North Macedonia ($769). Guinea-Bissau ranked 122nd vs 138th 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 0.1 months in Guinea-Bissau compared to 1 months in North Macedonia. Ranked 179th and 72nd 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
$6.11
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.02
$6.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.33
 Cappuccino
$2.16
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$572
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$483
$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$87.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1379
$2087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$784
$1461
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26
$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$6.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.76
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.63
$6.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.3
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.55
$5.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.69
$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.22
$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.5
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2318
$4156

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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
$857
492K
Bafata
$831
29.6K

In North Macedonia

City Cost of living Population
Skopje
$880
423K
Tetovo
$770
63.2K
Bitola
$663
69.3K
Kumanovo
$675
70.8K
Prilep
$591
63.3K
Ohrid
$738
38.8K
Veles
$587
40.7K
Strumica
$702
33.8K
Stip
$620
42K
Kavadarci
$610
32K