Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 11.5% more expensive than Riyadh.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Riyadh
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.39
SAR31.50
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
SAR30.00
|
$9.43
F CFA5,929
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
$1.31
F CFA822
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
SAR1.12
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
pay 23.4% more for groceries
|
Riyadh
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
SAR4.65
|
$0.90
F CFA566
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.91
SAR14.69
|
$7.28
F CFA4,576
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SAR24.95
|
$6.18
F CFA3,890
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
SAR9.90
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
SAR14.27
|
$5.93
F CFA3,729
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
SAR3.88
|
$1.85
F CFA1,165
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.95
|
$0.44
F CFA280
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SAR3.07
|
$1.85
F CFA1,165
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
SAR2.84
|
$0.07
F CFA47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
SAR2.42
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
pay 0.5% more for transportation
|
Riyadh
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
SAR8.68
|
$4.52
F CFA2,842
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.27
SAR140.01
|
$25.57
F CFA16,082
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,280.09
SAR125,010.25
|
$32,027.10
F CFA20,142,280
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.70
SAR62.71
|
$6.94
F CFA4,367
|
|
pay 44.8% less for housing
|
Riyadh
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.70
SAR280.58
|
$45.27
F CFA28,470
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,116.87
SAR4,195.31
|
$433.95
F CFA272,920
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$782.38
SAR2,938.88
|
$225.47
F CFA141,802
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.80
SAR307.27
|
$75.86
F CFA47,709
|
|
pay 17.4% more for childcare
|
Riyadh
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$360.22
SAR1,353.09
|
$765.65
F CFA481,526
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,375.93
SAR38,975.20
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,451,220
|
|
pay 58.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riyadh
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
SAR8.00
|
$1.55
F CFA976
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
SAR15.96
|
$2.04
F CFA1,284
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.45
SAR28.00
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.01
SAR379.44
|
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.97
SAR60.00
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
pay 17.8% more for clothing
|
Riyadh
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.20
SAR196.10
|
$89.86
F CFA56,517
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.44
SAR204.49
|
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.53
SAR403.91
|
$81.69
F CFA51,379
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.80
SAR337.30
|
$106.20
F CFA66,793
|
|
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