Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 38.3% more expensive than Bissau.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Bissau, you would:
pay 18.9% more for restaurants
|
Bissau
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.90
F CFA3,086
|
$10.00
LBP896,000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.43
F CFA5,936
|
$7.64
LBP684,454
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
F CFA823
|
$1.59
LBP142,400
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
$1.13
LBP101,248
|
|
pay 25.1% more for groceries
|
Bissau
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
F CFA567
|
$0.91
LBP81,940
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.28
F CFA4,581
|
$5.48
LBP490,560
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.18
F CFA3,894
|
$6.19
LBP554,417
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.90
F CFA3,086
|
$2.72
LBP243,417
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
F CFA3,733
|
$3.84
LBP343,695
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.85
F CFA1,167
|
$0.69
LBP61,978
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
F CFA280
|
$0.56
LBP49,776
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
F CFA1,167
|
$0.41
LBP36,790
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.07
F CFA47
|
$0.47
LBP41,793
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
$0.39
LBP35,088
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
$0.44
LBP39,298
|
|
pay 62.0% more for transportation
|
Bissau
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
F CFA2,845
|
$3.49
LBP312,766
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.57
F CFA16,101
|
$75.00
LBP6,720,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,027.10
F CFA20,165,481
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,688,000,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
F CFA4,372
|
$12.75
LBP1,142,400
|
|
pay 53.1% more for housing
|
Bissau
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.27
F CFA28,503
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$433.95
F CFA273,234
|
$738.24
LBP66,145,882
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.47
F CFA141,965
|
$359.38
LBP32,200,000
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.86
F CFA47,764
|
$161.18
LBP14,441,997
|
|
pay 7.6% more for childcare
|
Bissau
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$765.65
F CFA482,081
|
$283.33
LBP25,386,667
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,307.50
F CFA1,452,891
|
$4,111.11
LBP368,355,556
|
|
pay 97.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bissau
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
F CFA977
|
$3.00
LBP268,800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
F CFA1,286
|
$2.80
LBP250,880
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
$2.00
LBP179,200
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
$59.33
LBP5,316,267
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
$7.00
LBP627,200
|
|
pay 4.6% more for clothing
|
Bissau
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.86
F CFA56,582
|
$78.12
LBP7,000,000
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.69
F CFA51,438
|
$103.12
LBP9,240,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
F CFA66,869
|
$110.71
LBP9,920,000
|
|
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