Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 7.7% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 23.5% less for restaurants
|
Bucharest
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
RON56.55
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
RON35.98
|
$9.43
F CFA5,929
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
RON9.53
|
$1.31
F CFA822
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
RON10.51
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
pay 41.6% more for groceries
|
Bucharest
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
RON5.61
|
$0.90
F CFA566
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.52
RON21.59
|
$7.28
F CFA4,576
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
RON30.26
|
$6.18
F CFA3,890
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
RON15.64
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
RON14.74
|
$5.93
F CFA3,729
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.79
|
$1.85
F CFA1,165
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.67
|
$0.44
F CFA280
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RON3.58
|
$1.85
F CFA1,165
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
RON4.20
|
$0.07
F CFA47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
RON2.42
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.10
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
pay 16.3% more for transportation
|
Bucharest
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
RON29.07
|
$4.52
F CFA2,842
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.24
RON82.25
|
$25.57
F CFA16,082
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,003.12
RON124,073.87
|
$32,027.10
F CFA20,142,280
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RON27.76
|
$6.94
F CFA4,367
|
|
pay 67.8% more for housing
|
Bucharest
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.35
RON44.64
|
$45.27
F CFA28,470
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.94
RON2,872.14
|
$433.95
F CFA272,920
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.23
RON1,895.38
|
$225.47
F CFA141,802
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.07
RON620.61
|
$75.86
F CFA47,709
|
|
pay 16.6% less for childcare
|
Bucharest
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.95
RON2,519.12
|
$765.65
F CFA481,526
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,631.65
RON50,728.91
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,451,220
|
|
pay 45.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bucharest
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.23
RON15.42
|
$1.55
F CFA976
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.17
RON15.12
|
$2.04
F CFA1,284
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
RON28.53
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.84
RON237.82
|
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.62
RON41.12
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
pay 13.6% more for clothing
|
Bucharest
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
RON374.16
|
$89.86
F CFA56,517
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.68
RON189.32
|
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.94
RON410.08
|
$81.69
F CFA51,379
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.80
RON504.83
|
$106.20
F CFA66,793
|
|
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