Guinea-Bissau vs South Sudan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guinea-Bissau South Sudan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$888
$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2081
$1255
🏠 One person rent
$393
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$698
$423
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.9
$30.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$396
$394
💸 GDP per capita
$914
$1072
😃 Human freedom index
6.51
3.6
❤️ Life expectancy
59.9
55.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
22
13
🌐 English speaking %
2.9%
40%
🎓 Higher education
1
17
😀 Quality of life
14
4
🏙️ Population
1.86M
12.6M

The average cost of living in Guinea-Bissau ($888) is 73% more expensive than in South Sudan ($513). Guinea-Bissau ranked 103rd vs 187th for South Sudan 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 0.8 months in South Sudan. Ranked 183rd and 194th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Guinea-Bissau vs South Sudan

We calculate prices for Guinea-Bissau and South Sudan as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 5 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 South Sudan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.2
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.06
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.78
 Cappuccino
$2.31
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$466
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$57.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.2
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.52%
12.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1702
$1526
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1454
$836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.19
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.26
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.5
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.34
$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.2
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.71
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$13.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.78
$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$62.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$88.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2978
$3068

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In Guinea-Bissau

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

In South Sudan

City Cost of living Population
Juba
$520
459K
Wau
$513
321K
Bor
$513
315K
Malakal
$502
147K
Yambio
$500
130K