Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 23.6% more expensive than The Valley.
If you lived in Bissau instead of The Valley, you would:
pay 50.8% less for restaurants
|
The Valley
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
EC$54.05
|
$4.90
F CFA3,086
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
EC$27.03
|
$9.43
F CFA5,936
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
EC$9.46
|
$1.31
F CFA823
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
|
pay 11.9% less for groceries
|
The Valley
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.50
EC$9.47
|
$0.90
F CFA567
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.02
EC$29.79
|
$7.28
F CFA4,581
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
EC$17.84
|
$6.18
F CFA3,894
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$4.90
F CFA3,086
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.38
EC$19.93
|
$5.93
F CFA3,733
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.85
F CFA1,167
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
EC$2.50
|
$0.44
F CFA280
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.85
F CFA1,167
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$0.07
F CFA47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
pay 29.6% less for transportation
|
The Valley
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.50
EC$17.57
|
$4.52
F CFA2,845
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.57
F CFA16,101
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,000.00
EC$121,614.75
|
$32,027.10
F CFA20,165,481
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.94
F CFA4,372
|
|
pay 52.1% less for housing
|
The Valley
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.00
EC$148.64
|
$45.27
F CFA28,503
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$433.95
F CFA273,234
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
$225.47
F CFA141,965
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
EC$620.00
|
$75.86
F CFA47,764
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
|
The Valley
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
EC$270.25
|
$765.65
F CFA482,081
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,336.00
EC$9,015.71
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,452,891
|
|
pay 31.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
The Valley
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$1.55
F CFA977
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
EC$13.51
|
$2.04
F CFA1,286
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.00
EC$121.61
|
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
The Valley
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$89.86
F CFA56,582
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$81.69
F CFA51,438
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$106.20
F CFA66,869
|
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