Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 73.0% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 96.0% more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES497.08
|
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
KES795.33
|
$9.43
F CFA5,865
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
KES85.49
|
$1.31
F CFA813
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
KES68.69
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
pay 52.4% more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.00
|
$0.90
F CFA560
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
KES721.09
|
$7.28
F CFA4,526
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.35
KES432.35
|
$6.18
F CFA3,848
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
KES219.65
|
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
KES349.53
|
$5.93
F CFA3,688
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
KES163.02
|
$1.85
F CFA1,153
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
KES64.45
|
$0.44
F CFA277
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
KES112.71
|
$1.85
F CFA1,153
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KES58.97
|
$0.07
F CFA46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.24
|
$0.59
F CFA369
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
KES71.76
|
$0.59
F CFA369
|
|
pay 6.9% less for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
KES796.50
|
$4.52
F CFA2,811
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.83
KES3,976.67
|
$25.57
F CFA15,908
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,266.80
KES2,485,417.29
|
$32,027.10
F CFA19,923,560
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.87
KES1,789.50
|
$6.94
F CFA4,320
|
|
pay 72.6% more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.39
KES5,081.66
|
$45.27
F CFA28,161
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.53
KES55,280.12
|
$433.95
F CFA269,956
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.44
KES21,470.18
|
$225.47
F CFA140,262
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.39
KES2,888.63
|
$75.86
F CFA47,191
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.67
KES21,501.04
|
$765.65
F CFA476,298
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,008.06
KES1,033,039.32
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,435,461
|
|
pay 26.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES298.25
|
$1.55
F CFA966
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES289.07
|
$2.04
F CFA1,271
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
KES397.67
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.12
KES5,691.10
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.17
KES795.33
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.84
KES2,172.73
|
$89.86
F CFA55,903
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
KES2,960.41
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.84
KES7,977.01
|
$81.69
F CFA50,821
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.50
KES6,772.72
|
$106.20
F CFA66,067
|
|
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