Cost of living comparison

 Antananarivo, Madagascar
compared to
 Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Bissau vs. Antananarivo Cost of Living Summary

Bissau is 2.1 times more expensive than Antananarivo.

Restaurants
pay 88.8% more in Bissau
Groceries
pay 88.3% more in Bissau
Transportation
pay 41.8% more in Bissau
Housing
pay 2.1 times more in Bissau
Childcare
pay 4.4 times more in Bissau
Entertainment and Sports
pay 9.0% more in Bissau
Clothing
pay 2.3 times more in Bissau

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Bissau are more expensive than in Antananarivo. Notably, childcare, clothing, and housing are significantly more expensive in Bissau.

Bissau vs. Antananarivo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bissau instead of Antananarivo, you would:

pay 88.8% more for restaurants

 
Antananarivo
Bissau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.22
MGA14,538
$4.90
F CFA2,820
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.30
MGA19,383
$9.43
F CFA5,425
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.16
MGA5,234
$1.31
F CFA752

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pay 88.3% more for groceries

 
Antananarivo
Bissau
Bread
1 loaf
$1.19
MGA5,383
$0.90
F CFA518
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.22
MGA23,537
$7.28
F CFA4,187
Milk (1 gallon) $3.94
MGA17,790
$6.18
F CFA3,559

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pay 41.8% more for transportation

 
Antananarivo
Bissau
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.58
MGA20,637
$4.52
F CFA2,600
Monthly public transit pass ?? $25.57
F CFA14,713
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $11,817.99
MGA53,304,429
$32,027.10
F CFA18,427,611

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

 
Antananarivo
Bissau
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$52.31
MGA235,924
$45.27
F CFA26,046
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $354.54
MGA1,599,133
$433.95
F CFA249,687
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $53.69
MGA242,176
$225.47
F CFA129,731

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pay 4.4 times more for childcare

 
Antananarivo
Bissau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $89.71
MGA404,629
$765.65
F CFA440,535
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,292.35
MGA50,933,552
$2,307.50
F CFA1,327,681

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pay 9.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Antananarivo
Bissau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.07
MGA4,846
$1.55
F CFA893
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.12
MGA5,040
$2.04
F CFA1,175
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.22
MGA14,538
$1.63
F CFA940

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

 
Antananarivo
Bissau
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$19.71
MGA88,901
$89.86
F CFA51,706
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$24.89
MGA112,262
$57.19
F CFA32,904
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$90.25
MGA407,052
$81.69
F CFA47,005

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