Cost of living comparison

 Athens, Greece
compared to
 Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Bissau vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Bissau is 8.3% cheaper than Athens.

Restaurants
pay 22.5% more in Bissau
Groceries
pay 17.4% more in Bissau
Transportation
pay 24.1% less in Bissau
Housing
pay 25.6% less in Bissau
Childcare
pay 6.6% less in Bissau
Entertainment and Sports
pay 49.9% less in Bissau
Clothing
pay 8.2% more in Bissau

The cost of restaurants, groceries, and clothing in Bissau are more expensive than in Athens. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and childcare are lower in Bissau.

Bissau vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

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

pay 22.5% more for restaurants

 
Athens
Bissau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€13.75
$4.90
F CFA2,751
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.65
€8.25
$9.43
F CFA5,291
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.06
€1.76
$1.31
F CFA734

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pay 17.4% more for groceries

 
Athens
Bissau
Bread
1 loaf
$1.27
€1.09
$0.90
F CFA505
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.59
€5.64
$7.28
F CFA4,083
Milk (1 gallon) $6.29
€5.38
$6.18
F CFA3,471

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pay 24.1% less for transportation

 
Athens
Bissau
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.64
€6.53
$4.52
F CFA2,536
Monthly public transit pass $30.01
€25.67
$25.57
F CFA14,350
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,384.48
€25,993.93
$32,027.10
F CFA17,972,684

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pay 25.6% less for housing

 
Athens
Bissau
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$32.55
€27.85
$45.27
F CFA25,403
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $634.68
€542.97
$433.95
F CFA243,523
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $557.32
€476.78
$225.47
F CFA126,528

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pay 6.6% less for childcare

 
Athens
Bissau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $463.20
€396.27
$765.65
F CFA429,659
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,722.29
€9,172.92
$2,307.50
F CFA1,294,904

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pay 49.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Athens
Bissau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.36
€4.58
$1.55
F CFA871
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.71
€3.17
$2.04
F CFA1,146
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.88
€4.17
$1.63
F CFA917

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pay 8.2% more for clothing

 
Athens
Bissau
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$86.11
€73.67
$89.86
F CFA50,429
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.32
€32.79
$57.19
F CFA32,091
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.75
€80.21
$81.69
F CFA45,845

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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: July 2025
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