Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 38.4% cheaper than Dublin.
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
€20.33
|
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
$9.43
F CFA5,865
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.34
|
$1.31
F CFA813
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.85
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
pay 2.5% more for groceries
Dublin
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.75
|
$0.90
F CFA560
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
€3.42
|
$7.28
F CFA4,526
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
€5.05
|
$6.18
F CFA3,848
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.22
€4.00
|
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.64
€4.40
|
$5.93
F CFA3,688
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.05
|
$1.85
F CFA1,153
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.44
F CFA277
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.21
|
$1.85
F CFA1,153
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
€1.76
|
$0.07
F CFA46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.59
F CFA369
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.68
|
$0.59
F CFA369
|
|
pay 52.2% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.82
|
$4.52
F CFA2,811
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$123.25
€116.89
|
$25.57
F CFA15,908
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,306.91
€37,277.18
|
$32,027.10
F CFA19,923,560
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.47
€25.11
|
$6.94
F CFA4,320
|
|
pay 62.8% less for housing
Dublin
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.82
€52.93
|
$45.27
F CFA28,161
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,138.28
€2,027.86
|
$433.95
F CFA269,956
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,827.10
€1,732.75
|
$225.47
F CFA140,262
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.65
€203.56
|
$75.86
F CFA47,191
|
|
pay 58.8% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,307.98
€1,240.44
|
$765.65
F CFA476,298
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,645.87
€9,147.77
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,435,461
|
|
pay 61.9% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.11
|
$1.55
F CFA966
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.11
|
$2.04
F CFA1,271
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.68
€16.77
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
€53.35
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.21
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
pay 2.3% more for clothing
Dublin
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.07
€91.11
|
$89.86
F CFA55,903
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
€38.97
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.72
€92.67
|
$81.69
F CFA50,821
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.27
€108.37
|
$106.20
F CFA66,067
|
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