Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 65.7% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Jakarta
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.03
IDR48,297.34
|
$4.90
F CFA3,086
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
IDR54,398.06
|
$9.43
F CFA5,936
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
IDR9,915.28
|
$1.31
F CFA823
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,634.04
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
|
pay 37.7% more for groceries
|
Jakarta
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
IDR19,387.61
|
$0.90
F CFA567
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
IDR55,565.54
|
$7.28
F CFA4,581
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
IDR86,113.95
|
$6.18
F CFA3,894
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
IDR31,118.42
|
$4.90
F CFA3,086
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
IDR25,873.71
|
$5.93
F CFA3,733
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
IDR22,027.65
|
$1.85
F CFA1,167
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR11,806.90
|
$0.44
F CFA280
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR16,845.18
|
$1.85
F CFA1,167
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
IDR11,984.84
|
$0.07
F CFA47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
IDR12,725.12
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
IDR19,970.26
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
pay 68.8% more for transportation
|
Jakarta
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.24
IDR51,600.05
|
$4.52
F CFA2,845
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.75
IDR203,357.22
|
$25.57
F CFA16,101
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,509.65
IDR406,714,443.10
|
$32,027.10
F CFA20,165,481
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.31
IDR52,771.20
|
$6.94
F CFA4,372
|
|
pay 9.7% more for housing
|
Jakarta
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.49
IDR454,175.39
|
$45.27
F CFA28,503
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.61
IDR7,168,342.06
|
$433.95
F CFA273,234
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.47
IDR4,168,823.04
|
$225.47
F CFA141,965
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.94
IDR1,242,575.23
|
$75.86
F CFA47,764
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Jakarta
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.06
IDR2,711,429.62
|
$765.65
F CFA482,081
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,157.99
IDR146,010,914.86
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,452,891
|
|
pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Jakarta
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
IDR35,587.51
|
$1.55
F CFA977
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
IDR36,995.37
|
$2.04
F CFA1,286
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
IDR43,721.80
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.26
IDR466,459.39
|
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.19
IDR50,839.31
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
|
pay 35.3% more for clothing
|
Jakarta
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.54
IDR901,419.95
|
$89.86
F CFA56,582
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.50
IDR549,988.85
|
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.37
IDR1,392,963.07
|
$81.69
F CFA51,438
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.38
IDR1,377,283.00
|
$106.20
F CFA66,869
|
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