Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 2.1 times more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Dushanbe
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS59.76
|
$4.90
F CFA3,086
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
TJS97.55
|
$9.43
F CFA5,936
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TJS6.64
|
$1.31
F CFA823
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS2.99
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
|
pay 92.6% more for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.08
|
$0.90
F CFA567
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS45.55
|
$7.28
F CFA4,581
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS32.43
|
$6.18
F CFA3,894
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
TJS18.65
|
$4.90
F CFA3,086
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.06
|
$5.93
F CFA3,733
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.79
|
$1.85
F CFA1,167
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
TJS11.39
|
$0.44
F CFA280
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.62
|
$1.85
F CFA1,167
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
TJS4.07
|
$0.07
F CFA47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TJS3.57
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TJS2.59
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS33.93
|
$4.52
F CFA2,845
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
$25.57
F CFA16,101
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS214,147.97
|
$32,027.10
F CFA20,165,481
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.18
TJS33.87
|
$6.94
F CFA4,372
|
|
pay 38.0% more for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS254.99
|
$45.27
F CFA28,503
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$413.18
TJS4,399.16
|
$433.95
F CFA273,234
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.49
TJS2,241.08
|
$225.47
F CFA141,965
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
TJS535.87
|
$75.86
F CFA47,764
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,135.48
|
$765.65
F CFA482,081
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,658.24
TJS145,421.41
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,452,891
|
|
pay 2.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS11.95
|
$1.55
F CFA977
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.29
TJS24.40
|
$2.04
F CFA1,286
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS24.90
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.11
TJS395.09
|
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
|
pay 95.6% more for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.06
TJS298.81
|
$89.86
F CFA56,582
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS384.47
|
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS816.75
|
$81.69
F CFA51,438
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.79
TJS572.72
|
$106.20
F CFA66,869
|
|
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