Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 70.6% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
UAH301.76
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
UAH251.46
|
$9.43
F CFA5,929
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.91
|
$1.31
F CFA822
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
UAH16.87
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
UAH31.63
|
$0.90
F CFA566
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
UAH181.25
|
$7.28
F CFA4,576
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
UAH168.19
|
$6.18
F CFA3,890
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
UAH65.52
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
UAH80.35
|
$5.93
F CFA3,729
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH14.09
|
$1.85
F CFA1,165
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
UAH29.34
|
$0.44
F CFA280
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH29.88
|
$1.85
F CFA1,165
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
UAH37.83
|
$0.07
F CFA47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.06
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
UAH12.91
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
pay 55.0% more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
UAH214.90
|
$4.52
F CFA2,842
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.39
UAH392.28
|
$25.57
F CFA16,082
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,545.46
UAH1,275,929.63
|
$32,027.10
F CFA20,142,280
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.48
UAH187.09
|
$6.94
F CFA4,367
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.76
UAH240.49
|
$45.27
F CFA28,470
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.58
UAH24,335.13
|
$433.95
F CFA272,920
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$351.09
UAH14,665.38
|
$225.47
F CFA141,802
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.50
UAH3,111.84
|
$75.86
F CFA47,709
|
|
pay 18.0% more for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$373.81
UAH15,614.73
|
$765.65
F CFA481,526
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,372.61
UAH307,964.85
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,451,220
|
|
pay 18.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
UAH50.29
|
$1.55
F CFA976
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
UAH60.71
|
$2.04
F CFA1,284
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
UAH99.58
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.96
UAH1,084.51
|
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
UAH201.17
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
pay 23.5% more for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.82
UAH2,791.07
|
$89.86
F CFA56,517
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.62
UAH1,571.61
|
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.04
UAH3,802.91
|
$81.69
F CFA51,379
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.26
UAH3,770.23
|
$106.20
F CFA66,793
|
|
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