Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 35.2% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 56.1% less for restaurants
|
Luxembourg
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.58
|
$4.90
F CFA3,086
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.35
|
$9.43
F CFA5,936
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.89
€3.74
|
$1.31
F CFA823
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.59
€3.44
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
|
pay 14.4% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.19
€3.06
|
$0.90
F CFA567
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€8.04
|
$7.28
F CFA4,581
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
€5.57
|
$6.18
F CFA3,894
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.18
€4.01
|
$4.90
F CFA3,086
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$5.93
F CFA3,733
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.16
|
$1.85
F CFA1,167
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.87
|
$0.44
F CFA280
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.08
|
$1.85
F CFA1,167
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.77
|
$0.07
F CFA47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.91
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.96
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
pay 28.6% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
€5.88
|
$4.52
F CFA2,845
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.57
F CFA16,101
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,027.72
€25,943.29
|
$32,027.10
F CFA20,165,481
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.72
€30.45
|
$6.94
F CFA4,372
|
|
pay 58.9% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.67
€49.60
|
$45.27
F CFA28,503
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,942.57
€1,864.63
|
$433.95
F CFA273,234
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,630.61
€1,565.19
|
$225.47
F CFA141,965
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.56
€179.08
|
$75.86
F CFA47,764
|
|
pay 64.5% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,316.93
€1,264.09
|
$765.65
F CFA482,081
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,684.09
€16,974.55
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,452,891
|
|
pay 53.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.23
€6.94
|
$1.55
F CFA977
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.34
€4.17
|
$2.04
F CFA1,286
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.92
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.62
€43.79
|
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€14.40
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
|
pay 29.6% more for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
€61.58
|
$89.86
F CFA56,582
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.76
€31.45
|
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.52
€79.21
|
$81.69
F CFA51,438
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.28
€97.22
|
$106.20
F CFA66,869
|
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