Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 43.9% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 74.2% more for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.19
RUB945.72
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
$9.43
F CFA5,929
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
RUB110.37
|
$1.31
F CFA822
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
RUB49.95
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
RUB63.68
|
$0.90
F CFA566
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
RUB453.55
|
$7.28
F CFA4,576
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
RUB367.17
|
$6.18
F CFA3,890
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
RUB156.41
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
RUB204.38
|
$5.93
F CFA3,729
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB69.71
|
$1.85
F CFA1,165
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RUB68.70
|
$0.44
F CFA280
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB73.65
|
$1.85
F CFA1,165
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
RUB115.65
|
$0.07
F CFA47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB25.65
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB21.54
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
pay 29.3% more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.22
RUB228.34
|
$4.52
F CFA2,842
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.58
RUB2,942.23
|
$25.57
F CFA16,082
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB3,152,386.29
|
$32,027.10
F CFA20,142,280
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RUB598.95
|
$6.94
F CFA4,367
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.38
RUB656.63
|
$45.27
F CFA28,470
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$960.52
RUB98,881.37
|
$433.95
F CFA272,920
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.26
RUB60,044.38
|
$225.47
F CFA141,802
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.66
RUB8,921.22
|
$75.86
F CFA47,709
|
|
pay 6.9% less for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$466.53
RUB48,027.53
|
$765.65
F CFA481,526
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,413.52
RUB1,072,026.59
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,451,220
|
|
pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RUB315.24
|
$1.55
F CFA976
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
RUB259.88
|
$2.04
F CFA1,284
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
RUB252.19
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.34
RUB3,329.12
|
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
pay 6.3% more for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.16
RUB8,354.59
|
$89.86
F CFA56,517
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.31
RUB4,355.41
|
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.95
RUB11,216.19
|
$81.69
F CFA51,379
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.97
RUB10,497.36
|
$106.20
F CFA66,793
|
|
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