Cost of living comparison

 Palikir, Micronesia, Federated States of
compared to
 Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Bissau vs. Palikir Cost of Living Summary

Bissau is 89.4% more expensive than Palikir.

Restaurants
pay 7.8% less in Bissau
Groceries
pay 88.0% more in Bissau
Transportation
pay 2.4 times more in Bissau
Housing
pay 8.8% less in Bissau
Childcare
pay 4.0 times more in Bissau
Entertainment and Sports
pay 31.3% less in Bissau
Clothing
pay 2.5 times more in Bissau

The cost of childcare, clothing, transportation, and groceries in Bissau are more expensive than in Palikir. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants are lower in Bissau. Notably, childcare, clothing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Bissau.

Bissau vs. Palikir Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bissau instead of Palikir, you would:

pay 7.8% less for restaurants

 
Palikir
Bissau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $30.00
 
$4.90
F CFA2,730
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.00
 
$9.43
F CFA5,250
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.15
 
$1.31
F CFA728

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pay 88.0% more for groceries

 
Palikir
Bissau
Bread
1 loaf
$2.20
 
$0.90
F CFA502
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.20
 
$7.28
F CFA4,052
Milk (1 gallon) $0.79
 
$6.18
F CFA3,444

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

 
Palikir
Bissau
Gasoline (1 gallon) $11.81
 
$4.52
F CFA2,517
Monthly public transit pass $34.00
 
$25.57
F CFA14,241
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $3,995.00
 
$32,027.10
F CFA17,835,966

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pay 8.8% less for housing

 
Palikir
Bissau
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$265.00
 
$45.27
F CFA25,210
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $700.00
 
$433.95
F CFA241,670
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $600.00
 
$225.47
F CFA125,565

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pay 4.0 times more for childcare

 
Palikir
Bissau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $115.00
 
$765.65
F CFA426,391
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,685.00
 
$2,307.50
F CFA1,285,053

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pay 31.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Palikir
Bissau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.50
 
$1.55
F CFA864
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.00
 
$2.04
F CFA1,137
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$18.00
 
$1.63
F CFA910

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

 
Palikir
Bissau
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$20.00
 
$89.86
F CFA50,046
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$25.00
 
$57.19
F CFA31,847
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$70.00
 
$81.69
F CFA45,496

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025
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