Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 56.3% more expensive than Baku.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Baku, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Baku
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.41
AZN16.00
|
$4.90
F CFA3,086
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
$9.43
F CFA5,936
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
AZN1.18
|
$1.31
F CFA823
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
AZN0.61
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Baku
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
AZN0.78
|
$0.90
F CFA567
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.77
AZN4.71
|
$7.28
F CFA4,581
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
AZN8.72
|
$6.18
F CFA3,894
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AZN2.40
|
$4.90
F CFA3,086
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
AZN3.58
|
$5.93
F CFA3,733
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
AZN0.84
|
$1.85
F CFA1,167
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.32
|
$0.44
F CFA280
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
$1.85
F CFA1,167
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
AZN1.40
|
$0.07
F CFA47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
AZN0.49
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
pay 47.8% more for transportation
|
Baku
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
AZN4.19
|
$4.52
F CFA2,845
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
$25.57
F CFA16,101
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
$32,027.10
F CFA20,165,481
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.47
AZN11.00
|
$6.94
F CFA4,372
|
|
pay 61.1% more for housing
|
Baku
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.84
AZN25.23
|
$45.27
F CFA28,503
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$470.77
AZN800.30
|
$433.95
F CFA273,234
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.03
AZN443.75
|
$225.47
F CFA141,965
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.11
AZN80.09
|
$75.86
F CFA47,764
|
|
pay 83.3% more for childcare
|
Baku
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.47
AZN395.20
|
$765.65
F CFA482,081
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,199.10
AZN10,538.46
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,452,891
|
|
pay 29.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Baku
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
$1.55
F CFA977
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
AZN6.12
|
$2.04
F CFA1,286
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.42
AZN84.02
|
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
|
pay 9.5% more for clothing
|
Baku
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.06
AZN95.30
|
$89.86
F CFA56,582
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
AZN97.48
|
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.29
AZN207.88
|
$81.69
F CFA51,438
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.40
AZN162.18
|
$106.20
F CFA66,869
|
|
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