Cost of Living inBairro Militar, Guinea-Bissau
Purchasing Power vs. United States
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Guinea-Bissau: $2,744/capita.
How Far Your Money Goes
Prices are 42% higher than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Using the country-level NYC comparison for now. We do not have a defensible city-level aggregate cost index for this city yet.
Income Category
GDP per Capita
City Population
Child Education
Public-schooling rules and international-school pricing are not sourced for Guinea-Bissau yet. Quality, expat-access, instruction language, and tuition will appear here once verified.
Childcare & Domestic Help
Nanny, housekeeper, and driver pricing is not yet sourced for Bairro Militar. We publish this section only when we can tie it to local job-board, agency, or country fallback evidence.
Getting Around
Neighborhood mobility profiles are rolling out city by city.Bairro Militar is still missing a verified walkability, transit, airport, and rideshare profile.
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Guinea-Bissau.
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
Hospital and clinic listings for Bairro Militar are still being verified. The country-level health-system summary for Guinea-Bissau applies; named facilities and direct self-pay prices appear here only after they are source-backed.
Healthcare system
LimitedCoverage looks thinner, doctor staffing is lighter, and hospital capacity looks tighter weigh on this rating.
Public care
LimitedPublic coverage looks thinner, public funding looks lighter, and patients still shoulder a meaningful share of costs weigh on this rating.
Private care
LimitedThis is an inferred read based on facility depth, private ownership signals, and available self-pay pricing.
UHC coverage
43/100
2023
Physicians
0.25/1k
2022
Hospital beds
1.00/1k
2009
Out of pocket
62%
2023
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
64.3 yrs
2024
Maternal mortality
505/100k
2023
Neonatal mortality
32.0/1k
2024
International patient readiness
LimitedPrice transparency is still sparse and headline outcomes are less reassuring weigh on this rating.
Pricing transparency
LimitedPublished self-pay prices are scarce weigh on this rating.
Facility coverage
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Guinea-Bissau yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-07-01
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
Wages by Sector
(national average)| Sector | Median |
|---|---|
| Administrative & Support Services | — |
| Agriculture & Farming | — |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | — |
| Construction | — |
| Education | — |
| Finance & Insurance | — |
| Healthcare & Social Work | — |
| Hospitality & Food Service | — |
| Information & Technology | — |
| Manufacturing | — |
| Mining & Quarrying | — |
| Other Services | — |
| Professional & Scientific Services | — |
| Public Administration & Defence | — |
| Retail & Wholesale Trade | — |
| Transport & Logistics | — |
| Utilities | — |
2022 annual wages in Bairro Militar, Guinea-Bissau · Source: ILO ILOSTAT
Price Comparison vs. US
Visa Information (US passport)
Short-stay entry
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Quick comparison FAQ
Structured from the deltas already shown on this page — no invented facts, no extra data sources.
How far does your money go in Bairro Militar compared with the US?
Your money goes about 2.9x further in Bairro Militar than in the US, based on the current PPP estimate. We are using the country-level cost index for Guinea-Bissau here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
Is Bairro Militar cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?
Bairro Militar is more expensive overall than New York City — overall living costs are about 42% more expensive than the global benchmark (New York City) for Bairro Militar. We are using the country-level cost index for Guinea-Bissau here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How does rent in Bairro Militar compare with New York City?
Rent in Bairro Militar is about 100% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City). We are using the country-level cost index for Guinea-Bissau here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How expensive are groceries and restaurants in Bairro Militar?
Groceries in Bairro Militar are about 100% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), and restaurant prices are about 100% cheaper than the same benchmark. We are using the country-level cost index for Guinea-Bissau here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
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