Cost of living comparison

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Bissau is 12.5% cheaper than Bratislava.

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

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pay 17.8% less for restaurants

 
Bratislava
Bissau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.72
€10.00
$4.90
F CFA3,000
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.57
€8.00
$9.43
F CFA5,770
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.96
€1.83
$1.31
F CFA800

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pay 14.6% more for groceries

 
Bratislava
Bissau
Bread
1 loaf
$1.75
€1.63
$0.90
F CFA551
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.52
€6.09
$7.28
F CFA4,453
Milk (1 gallon) $4.34
€4.05
$6.18
F CFA3,785

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pay 22.3% less for transportation

 
Bratislava
Bissau
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.43
€5.99
$4.52
F CFA2,766
Monthly public transit pass $38.58
€36.00
$25.57
F CFA15,649
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,650.55
€22,998.13
$32,027.10
F CFA19,600,129

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pay 11.7% less for housing

 
Bratislava
Bissau
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$20.58
€19.20
$45.27
F CFA27,704
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $769.99
€718.38
$433.95
F CFA265,574
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $617.27
€575.89
$225.47
F CFA137,985

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pay 30.0% less for childcare

 
Bratislava
Bissau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $612.91
€571.83
$765.65
F CFA468,566
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,233.33
€14,212.18
$2,307.50
F CFA1,412,159

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pay 40.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Bratislava
Bissau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.68
€2.50
$1.55
F CFA950
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.81
€2.62
$2.04
F CFA1,250
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.36
€5.00
$1.63
F CFA1,000

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pay 19.9% more for clothing

 
Bratislava
Bissau
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$73.52
€68.59
$89.86
F CFA54,996
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.05
€34.56
$57.19
F CFA34,997
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$83.22
€77.65
$81.69
F CFA49,996

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