Cost of living comparison

 Dublin, Ireland
compared to
 Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Bissau vs. Dublin Cost of Living Summary

Bissau is 38.4% cheaper than Dublin.

Restaurants
pay 38.0% less in Bissau
Groceries
pay 2.5% more in Bissau
Transportation
pay 52.2% less in Bissau
Housing
pay 62.8% less in Bissau
Childcare
pay 58.8% less in Bissau
Entertainment and Sports
pay 61.9% less in Bissau
Clothing
pay 2.3% more in Bissau

The cost of groceries and clothing in Bissau are more expensive than in Dublin. Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Bissau.

Bissau vs. Dublin Cost Breakdown

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

pay 38.0% less for restaurants

 
Dublin
Bissau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $21.44
€18.85
$4.90
F CFA2,827
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€9.42
$9.43
F CFA5,438
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.46
€2.17
$1.31
F CFA754

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pay 2.5% more for groceries

 
Dublin
Bissau
Bread
1 loaf
$1.85
€1.62
$0.90
F CFA519
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.60
€3.17
$7.28
F CFA4,197
Milk (1 gallon) $5.32
€4.68
$6.18
F CFA3,567

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pay 52.2% less for transportation

 
Dublin
Bissau
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.19
€6.33
$4.52
F CFA2,607
Monthly public transit pass $123.25
€108.38
$25.57
F CFA14,750
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $39,306.91
€34,563.39
$32,027.10
F CFA18,473,121

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pay 62.8% less for housing

 
Dublin
Bissau
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$55.82
€49.08
$45.27
F CFA26,111
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,138.28
€1,880.23
$433.95
F CFA250,304
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,827.10
€1,606.61
$225.47
F CFA130,051

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pay 58.8% less for childcare

 
Dublin
Bissau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,307.98
€1,150.13
$765.65
F CFA441,623
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,645.87
€8,481.81
$2,307.50
F CFA1,330,960

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pay 61.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Dublin
Bissau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.50
€6.60
$1.55
F CFA895
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.33
€3.81
$2.04
F CFA1,178
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$17.68
€15.55
$1.63
F CFA942

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pay 2.3% more for clothing

 
Dublin
Bissau
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$96.07
€84.47
$89.86
F CFA51,833
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.10
€36.14
$57.19
F CFA32,985
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.72
€85.93
$81.69
F CFA47,121

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025
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