Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 82.0% more expensive than Freetown.
- Restaurants
-
pay 42.2% more in Bissau
- Groceries
-
pay 9.7% more in Bissau
- Transportation
-
pay 41.7% more in Bissau
- Housing
-
pay 57.8% less in Bissau
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.5% less in Bissau
- Clothing
-
pay 5.6 times more in Bissau
The cost of clothing, restaurants, transportation, and groceries in Bissau are more expensive than in Freetown. Expenses including housing and entertainment and sports are lower in Bissau. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Bissau.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 42.2% more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.90
F CFA2,956
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$9.43
F CFA5,686
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$1.31
F CFA788
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$1.63
F CFA985
|
|
pay 9.7% more for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.90
F CFA543
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.28
F CFA4,389
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$6.18
F CFA3,730
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$4.90
F CFA2,956
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$5.93
F CFA3,576
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.85
F CFA1,118
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.44
F CFA268
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.85
F CFA1,118
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.07
F CFA45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
pay 41.7% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$4.52
F CFA2,726
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.57
F CFA15,424
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$32,027.10
F CFA19,317,179
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$6.94
F CFA4,188
|
|
pay 57.8% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$45.27
F CFA27,304
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$433.95
F CFA261,740
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$225.47
F CFA135,993
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$75.86
F CFA45,755
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$765.65
F CFA461,801
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,307.50
F CFA1,391,773
|
pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.55
F CFA936
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.04
F CFA1,232
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$1.63
F CFA985
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$57.19
F CFA34,492
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$1.63
F CFA985
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$89.86
F CFA54,202
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$57.19
F CFA34,492
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$81.69
F CFA49,274
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$106.20
F CFA64,056
|
|
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