Guinea-Bissau vs Vanuatu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guinea-Bissau Vanuatu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$826
$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2047
$4118
🏠 One person rent
$363
$1224
🏘️ Family rent
$610
$1983
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$559
🚐 Transport expenses
$47
$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1043
$533
💸 GDP per capita
$951
$3515
😃 Human freedom index
6.43
6.7
❤️ Life expectancy
59.9
70.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
21
50
🌐 English speaking %
2.9%
83.5%
🎓 Higher education
1
1
😀 Quality of life
23
45
🏙️ Population
1.86M
300K

The average cost of living in Guinea-Bissau ($826) is 57% less expensive than in Vanuatu ($1940). Guinea-Bissau ranked 116th vs 17th for Vanuatu 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 0.3 months in Vanuatu. Ranked 161st and 92nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Guinea-Bissau vs Vanuatu

We calculate prices for Guinea-Bissau and Vanuatu as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 2 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 Vanuatu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.01
$9.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.3
$51.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.55
$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$4.35
 Cappuccino
$2.17
$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$971
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$635
$2709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$1540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$64.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.1
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.4
$110
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.27%
7.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1537
$3239
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.3
$68.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.08
$8.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.35
$5.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$17.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$5.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.08
$9.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$6.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$57.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.7
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.75
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.7
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$766
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2319
$6863

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In Guinea-Bissau

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

In Vanuatu

City Cost of living Population
Port Vila
$1938
49K
Luganville
$1946
17.7K