Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 71.0% more expensive than Bissau.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Bissau, you would:
pay 24.9% less for restaurants
|
Bissau
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.90
F CFA3,086
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.43
F CFA5,936
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
F CFA823
|
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for groceries
|
Bissau
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
F CFA567
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.28
F CFA4,581
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.18
F CFA3,894
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.90
F CFA3,086
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
F CFA3,733
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.85
F CFA1,167
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
F CFA280
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
F CFA1,167
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.07
F CFA47
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 0.2% less for transportation
|
Bissau
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
F CFA2,845
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.57
F CFA16,101
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,027.10
F CFA20,165,481
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
F CFA4,372
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Bissau
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.27
F CFA28,503
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$433.95
F CFA273,234
|
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.47
F CFA141,965
|
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.86
F CFA47,764
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bissau
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$765.65
F CFA482,081
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,307.50
F CFA1,452,891
|
?? |
pay 13.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bissau
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
F CFA977
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
F CFA1,286
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
?? | |
pay 75.8% less for clothing
|
Bissau
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.86
F CFA56,582
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.69
F CFA51,438
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
F CFA66,869
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
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