Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 36.4% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Castries, you would:
pay 2.0% more for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$9.43
F CFA5,865
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$1.31
F CFA813
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
pay 18.2% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$0.90
F CFA560
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$7.28
F CFA4,526
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$6.18
F CFA3,848
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$5.93
F CFA3,688
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$1.85
F CFA1,153
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.44
F CFA277
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$1.85
F CFA1,153
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.07
F CFA46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.59
F CFA369
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.59
F CFA369
|
|
pay 4.5% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$4.52
F CFA2,811
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.57
F CFA15,908
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$32,027.10
F CFA19,923,560
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.94
F CFA4,320
|
|
pay 23.2% less for housing
|
Castries
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$45.27
F CFA28,161
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$433.95
F CFA269,956
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$225.47
F CFA140,262
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$75.86
F CFA47,191
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$765.65
F CFA476,298
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,307.50
F CFA1,435,461
|
|
pay 17.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$1.55
F CFA966
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.04
F CFA1,271
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
pay 4.5% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$89.86
F CFA55,903
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$81.69
F CFA50,821
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$106.20
F CFA66,067
|
|
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