Cost of living comparison

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Bissau is 3.4 times more expensive than Asmara.

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

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pay 5.5% less for restaurants

 
Asmara
Bissau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.14
ERN272.04
$4.90
F CFA3,083
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.99
ERN89.85
$9.43
F CFA5,929
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.83
ERN27.50
$1.31
F CFA822

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pay 32.7% more for groceries

 
Asmara
Bissau
Bread
1 loaf
$0.50
ERN7.50
$0.90
F CFA566
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.50
ERN22.50
$7.28
F CFA4,576
Milk (1 gallon) $6.14
ERN92.11
$6.18
F CFA3,890

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pay 35.0% more for transportation

 
Asmara
Bissau
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.83
ERN132.49
$4.52
F CFA2,842
Monthly public transit pass $8.00
ERN120.00
$25.57
F CFA16,082
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
$32,027.10
F CFA20,142,280

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pay 32.8% more for housing

 
Asmara
Bissau
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
$45.27
F CFA28,470
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $475.00
ERN7,125.00
$433.95
F CFA272,920
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $400.00
ERN6,000.00
$225.47
F CFA141,802

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pay 16.0 times more for childcare

 
Asmara
Bissau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $25.00
ERN375.00
$765.65
F CFA481,526
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
$2,307.50
F CFA1,451,220

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pay 72.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Asmara
Bissau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.00
ERN15.00
$1.55
F CFA976
Cappuccino in mid-range area $0.77
ERN11.58
$2.04
F CFA1,284
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.00
ERN30.00
$1.63
F CFA1,028

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pay 15.6% less for clothing

 
Asmara
Bissau
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
$89.86
F CFA56,517
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
$57.19
F CFA35,965
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
$81.69
F CFA51,379

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