Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 25.8% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB99.38
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB198.77
|
$9.43
F CFA5,929
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.01
|
$1.31
F CFA822
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.95
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
pay 29.7% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB51.93
|
$0.90
F CFA566
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB400.54
|
$7.28
F CFA4,576
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB249.70
|
$6.18
F CFA3,890
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB77.52
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB44.85
|
$5.93
F CFA3,729
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB50.20
|
$1.85
F CFA1,165
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB24.78
|
$0.44
F CFA280
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB35.32
|
$1.85
F CFA1,165
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB27.45
|
$0.07
F CFA47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.31
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.23
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
pay 27.2% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.35
|
$4.52
F CFA2,842
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,341.69
|
$25.57
F CFA16,082
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,888,299.81
|
$32,027.10
F CFA20,142,280
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB352.81
|
$6.94
F CFA4,367
|
|
pay 39.5% more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB524.06
|
$45.27
F CFA28,470
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,492.13
|
$433.95
F CFA272,920
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,299.82
|
$225.47
F CFA141,802
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,297.23
|
$75.86
F CFA47,709
|
|
pay 30.8% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,584.56
|
$765.65
F CFA481,526
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB450,070.91
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,451,220
|
|
pay 37.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB79.51
|
$1.55
F CFA976
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB88.15
|
$2.04
F CFA1,284
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB143.36
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,862.13
|
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB248.46
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
pay 31.5% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,885.68
|
$89.86
F CFA56,517
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,188.66
|
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,312.77
|
$81.69
F CFA51,379
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,143.03
|
$106.20
F CFA66,793
|
|
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