Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 9.8% more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 14.0% less for restaurants
|
Podgorica
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.57
€8.22
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.04
€7.71
|
$9.43
F CFA5,929
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.04
|
$1.31
F CFA822
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
€1.45
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
pay 48.0% more for groceries
|
Podgorica
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
€0.89
|
$0.90
F CFA566
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
€3.82
|
$7.28
F CFA4,576
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.94
€4.74
|
$6.18
F CFA3,890
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.84
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.59
€3.44
|
$5.93
F CFA3,729
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$1.85
F CFA1,165
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.44
F CFA280
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$1.85
F CFA1,165
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€1.02
|
$0.07
F CFA47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.42
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.50
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
pay 6.6% less for transportation
|
Podgorica
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.02
€5.77
|
$4.52
F CFA2,842
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.83
|
$25.57
F CFA16,082
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,933.36
€26,781.75
|
$32,027.10
F CFA20,142,280
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.64
€6.37
|
$6.94
F CFA4,367
|
|
pay 7.5% less for housing
|
Podgorica
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
€28.08
|
$45.27
F CFA28,470
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.17
€562.01
|
$433.95
F CFA272,920
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$453.87
€435.16
|
$225.47
F CFA141,802
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.62
€79.21
|
$75.86
F CFA47,709
|
|
pay 60.8% more for childcare
|
Podgorica
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$265.47
€254.52
|
$765.65
F CFA481,526
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,966.46
€6,679.25
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,451,220
|
|
pay 22.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Podgorica
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
€2.26
|
$1.55
F CFA976
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
€1.87
|
$2.04
F CFA1,284
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
€3.70
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.72
€38.08
|
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
pay 10.3% more for clothing
|
Podgorica
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.10
€72.96
|
$89.86
F CFA56,517
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.90
€40.17
|
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.78
€89.91
|
$81.69
F CFA51,379
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.69
€102.29
|
$106.20
F CFA66,793
|
|
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