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Bissau vs. Asuncion Cost of Living Summary

Bissau is 76.0% more expensive than Asuncion.

Restaurants: pay 99.0% more in Bissau
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Bissau
Transportation: pay 30.7% more in Bissau
Housing: pay 64.4% more in Bissau
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Bissau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.5% more in Bissau
Clothing: pay 70.7% more in Bissau

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

Bissau vs. Asuncion Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 99.0% more for restaurants

	Asuncion	Bissau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.13 PYG32,586	$4.90 F CFA3,135	+18.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.58 PYG36,095	$9.43 F CFA6,031	+106.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 PYG6,970	$1.31 F CFA836	+47.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PYG3,983	$1.63 F CFA1,045	+223.5%
Average			+99.0%

Asuncion vs. Bissau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Asuncion	Bissau
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 PYG5,295	$0.90 F CFA576	+34.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.12 PYG24,607	$7.28 F CFA4,654	+133.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.15 PYG24,839	$6.18 F CFA3,956	+96.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 PYG13,785	$4.90 F CFA3,135	+180.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.46 PYG11,552	$5.93 F CFA3,793	+304.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PYG7,208	$1.85 F CFA1,185	+102.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.32 PYG2,554	$0.44 F CFA284	+37.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 PYG3,362	$1.85 F CFA1,185	+334.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 PYG5,787	$0.07 F CFA47	-89.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 PYG3,877	$0.59 F CFA379	+20.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 PYG4,639	$0.59 F CFA379	+0.8%
Average			+105.0%

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pay 30.7% more for transportation

	Asuncion	Bissau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.51 PYG27,669	$4.52 F CFA2,891	+28.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.43 PYG200,529	$25.57 F CFA16,358	+0.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,874.44 PYG117,309,618	$32,027.10 F CFA20,487,004	+115.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.90 PYG70,185	$6.94 F CFA4,442	-22.0%
Average			+30.7%

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pay 64.4% more for housing

	Asuncion	Bissau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.94 PYG133,575	$45.27 F CFA28,957	+167.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$425.89 PYG3,358,865	$433.95 F CFA277,591	+1.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$339.02 PYG2,673,723	$225.47 F CFA144,229	-33.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.20 PYG269,726	$75.86 F CFA48,525	+121.8%
Average			+64.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Asuncion	Bissau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.26 PYG1,413,731	$765.65 F CFA489,767	+327.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,864.81 PYG30,480,448	$2,307.50 F CFA1,476,057	-40.3%
Average			+143.4%

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pay 18.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Asuncion	Bissau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 PYG10,528	$1.55 F CFA993	+16.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 PYG15,757	$2.04 F CFA1,306	+2.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.27 PYG10,026	$1.63 F CFA1,045	+28.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.82 PYG211,558	$57.19 F CFA36,581	+113.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.09 PYG40,106	$1.63 F CFA1,045	-67.9%
Average			+18.5%

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pay 70.7% more for clothing

	Asuncion	Bissau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.60 PYG399,053	$89.86 F CFA57,484	+77.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.53 PYG248,656	$57.19 F CFA36,581	+81.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.98 PYG559,811	$81.69 F CFA52,258	+15.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.85 PYG401,059	$106.20 F CFA67,936	+108.8%
Average			+70.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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