Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 38.0% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Lima, you would:
pay 81.8% more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN19.90
|
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN23.21
|
$9.43
F CFA5,865
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.15
|
$1.31
F CFA813
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.94
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
pay 55.9% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN9.23
|
$0.90
F CFA560
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN16.07
|
$7.28
F CFA4,526
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN18.86
|
$6.18
F CFA3,848
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN10.30
|
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.56
|
$5.93
F CFA3,688
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.33
|
$1.85
F CFA1,153
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.92
|
$0.44
F CFA277
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$1.85
F CFA1,153
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.99
|
$0.07
F CFA46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN2.03
|
$0.59
F CFA369
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
$0.59
F CFA369
|
|
pay 9.0% less for transportation
|
Lima
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN20.51
|
$4.52
F CFA2,811
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN90.82
|
$25.57
F CFA15,908
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN88,199.51
|
$32,027.10
F CFA19,923,560
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN76.70
|
$6.94
F CFA4,320
|
|
pay 20.1% more for housing
|
Lima
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN101.14
|
$45.27
F CFA28,161
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,191.63
|
$433.95
F CFA269,956
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,384.88
|
$225.47
F CFA140,262
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN167.57
|
$75.86
F CFA47,191
|
|
pay 93.9% more for childcare
|
Lima
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN813.63
|
$765.65
F CFA476,298
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN29,769.86
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,435,461
|
|
pay 22.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
$1.55
F CFA966
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.97
|
$2.04
F CFA1,271
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN20.18
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN116.19
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN30.27
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
pay 45.5% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN162.94
|
$89.86
F CFA55,903
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN133.20
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN324.44
|
$81.69
F CFA50,821
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN359.26
|
$106.20
F CFA66,067
|
|
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