Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 18.0% cheaper than Ljubljana.
- Restaurants
-
pay 31.7% less in Bissau
- Groceries
-
pay 10.5% more in Bissau
- Transportation
-
pay 21.3% less in Bissau
- Housing
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pay 37.6% less in Bissau
- Childcare
-
pay 7.7% less in Bissau
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 38.0% less in Bissau
- Clothing
-
pay 0.5% less in Bissau
Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, transportation, childcare, and clothing are lower in Bissau.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Ljubljana, you would:
pay 31.7% less for restaurants
|
Ljubljana
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
€13.80
|
$4.90
F CFA2,956
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€7.88
|
$9.43
F CFA5,686
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.91
€2.67
|
$1.31
F CFA788
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.76
|
$1.63
F CFA985
|
|
pay 10.5% more for groceries
|
Ljubljana
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
$0.90
F CFA543
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.00
|
$7.28
F CFA4,389
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
€4.72
|
$6.18
F CFA3,730
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
€3.20
|
$4.90
F CFA2,956
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.94
€4.55
|
$5.93
F CFA3,576
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.85
F CFA1,118
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.44
F CFA268
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$1.85
F CFA1,118
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.37
|
$0.07
F CFA45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.48
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
pay 21.3% less for transportation
|
Ljubljana
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
€5.54
|
$4.52
F CFA2,726
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.66
€36.46
|
$25.57
F CFA15,424
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,865.84
€25,622.59
|
$32,027.10
F CFA19,317,179
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
€10.56
|
$6.94
F CFA4,188
|
|
pay 37.6% less for housing
|
Ljubljana
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.52
€30.82
|
$45.27
F CFA27,304
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$942.82
€866.92
|
$433.95
F CFA261,740
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.26
€711.93
|
$225.47
F CFA135,993
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.52
€177.02
|
$75.86
F CFA45,755
|
|
pay 7.7% less for childcare
|
Ljubljana
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$485.78
€446.67
|
$765.65
F CFA461,801
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,574.10
€7,883.87
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,391,773
|
|
pay 38.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ljubljana
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€2.96
|
$1.55
F CFA936
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
€2.13
|
$2.04
F CFA1,232
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€4.93
|
$1.63
F CFA985
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.17
€42.45
|
$57.19
F CFA34,492
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€7.88
|
$1.63
F CFA985
|
|
pay 0.5% less for clothing
|
Ljubljana
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.79
€81.64
|
$89.86
F CFA54,202
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.55
€39.13
|
$57.19
F CFA34,492
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
€94.99
|
$81.69
F CFA49,274
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.18
€116.94
|
$106.20
F CFA64,056
|
|
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