Cost of living comparison

 Saint Helier, Jersey
compared to
 Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Bissau vs. Saint Helier Cost of Living Summary
Bissau vs. Saint Helier Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bissau instead of Saint Helier, you would:

pay 46.6% less for restaurants

 
Saint Helier
Bissau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $45.20
£33.59
$4.90
F CFA2,790
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.33
£7.68
$9.43
F CFA5,366
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.83
£2.11
$1.31
F CFA744

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pay 30.6% less for groceries

 
Saint Helier
Bissau
Bread
1 loaf
$2.30
£1.71
$0.90
F CFA513
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.33
£3.96
$7.28
F CFA4,141
Milk (1 gallon) $7.84
£5.82
$6.18
F CFA3,520

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pay 44.0% less for transportation

 
Saint Helier
Bissau
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.93
£5.90
$4.52
F CFA2,572
Monthly public transit pass $67.16
£49.91
$25.57
F CFA14,555
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,768.06
£20,636.19
$32,027.10
F CFA18,229,336

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pay 63.8% less for housing

 
Saint Helier
Bissau
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$72.54
£53.91
$45.27
F CFA25,766
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,808.15
£1,343.75
$433.95
F CFA247,000
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,715.90
£1,275.19
$225.47
F CFA128,335

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pay 77.9% less for childcare

 
Saint Helier
Bissau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,324.77
£1,727.68
$765.65
F CFA435,795
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $20,664.60
£15,357.17
$2,307.50
F CFA1,313,395

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pay 68.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Saint Helier
Bissau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.75
£5.76
$1.55
F CFA883
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.95
£3.68
$2.04
F CFA1,162
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$15.50
£11.52
$1.63
F CFA930

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pay 26.9% less for clothing

 
Saint Helier
Bissau
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$100.09
£74.39
$89.86
F CFA51,149
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$69.31
£51.51
$57.19
F CFA32,550
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$121.08
£89.98
$81.69
F CFA46,499

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