Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 5.8% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 13.2% less for restaurants
|
Santiago
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
$4.90
F CFA3,086
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
CLF0.2900
|
$9.43
F CFA5,936
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
$1.31
F CFA823
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
|
pay 17.4% more for groceries
|
Santiago
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
$0.90
F CFA567
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
CLF0.2000
|
$7.28
F CFA4,581
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
$6.18
F CFA3,894
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
$4.90
F CFA3,086
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
$5.93
F CFA3,733
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
$1.85
F CFA1,167
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
$0.44
F CFA280
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
$1.85
F CFA1,167
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.07
F CFA47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
pay 5.3% less for transportation
|
Santiago
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
$4.52
F CFA2,845
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.20
CLF1.4700
|
$25.57
F CFA16,101
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,540.00
CLF662.9500
|
$32,027.10
F CFA20,165,481
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
$6.94
F CFA4,372
|
|
pay 6.3% more for housing
|
Santiago
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.87
CLF0.7500
|
$45.27
F CFA28,503
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.58
CLF18.3600
|
$433.95
F CFA273,234
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$439.93
CLF15.7300
|
$225.47
F CFA141,965
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.66
CLF3.7400
|
$75.86
F CFA47,764
|
|
pay 16.7% more for childcare
|
Santiago
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$387.71
CLF13.8600
|
$765.65
F CFA482,081
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,421.89
CLF229.6300
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,452,891
|
|
pay 30.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santiago
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
$1.55
F CFA977
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
$2.04
F CFA1,286
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.85
CLF1.2100
|
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
|
pay 48.7% more for clothing
|
Santiago
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.80
CLF1.8900
|
$89.86
F CFA56,582
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.11
CLF1.1100
|
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.37
CLF2.6200
|
$81.69
F CFA51,438
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.04
CLF2.9300
|
$106.20
F CFA66,869
|
|
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