Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 49.6% more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Managua, you would:
pay 74.6% more for restaurants
|
Managua
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.08
NIO149.54
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
NIO256.56
|
$9.43
F CFA5,929
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NIO23.94
|
$1.31
F CFA822
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
NIO24.60
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
pay 29.5% more for groceries
|
Managua
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
NIO61.15
|
$0.90
F CFA566
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.29
|
$7.28
F CFA4,576
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.20
NIO153.86
|
$6.18
F CFA3,890
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
NIO71.06
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.06
|
$5.93
F CFA3,729
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.50
NIO91.54
|
$1.85
F CFA1,165
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
NIO23.31
|
$0.44
F CFA280
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
NIO52.75
|
$1.85
F CFA1,165
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
NIO21.54
|
$0.07
F CFA47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
NIO50.51
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
NIO29.11
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
pay 17.4% more for transportation
|
Managua
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.07
NIO185.75
|
$4.52
F CFA2,842
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.57
F CFA16,082
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
NIO806,325.81
|
$32,027.10
F CFA20,142,280
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.94
F CFA4,367
|
|
pay 16.6% more for housing
|
Managua
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.10
NIO1,616.38
|
$45.27
F CFA28,470
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$250.00
NIO9,162.79
|
$433.95
F CFA272,920
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
NIO9,162.79
|
$225.47
F CFA141,802
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.78
NIO2,777.30
|
$75.86
F CFA47,709
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Managua
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,601.76
|
$765.65
F CFA481,526
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.00
NIO175,925.63
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,451,220
|
|
pay 11.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Managua
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
NIO49.85
|
$1.55
F CFA976
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.21
NIO81.15
|
$2.04
F CFA1,284
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
NIO97.47
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
NIO1,365.98
|
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.30
NIO267.46
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
pay 8.4% less for clothing
|
Managua
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.93
NIO2,746.23
|
$89.86
F CFA56,517
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.67
NIO2,076.90
|
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.40
NIO4,009.72
|
$81.69
F CFA51,379
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
NIO5,497.68
|
$106.20
F CFA66,793
|
|
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