Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 11.1% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 8.6% more for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL1,030
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
$9.43
F CFA5,929
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL149
|
$1.31
F CFA822
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL78
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
pay 21.1% more for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL94
|
$0.90
F CFA566
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL596
|
$7.28
F CFA4,576
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL716
|
$6.18
F CFA3,890
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL339
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL334
|
$5.93
F CFA3,729
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$1.85
F CFA1,165
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL109
|
$0.44
F CFA280
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL77
|
$1.85
F CFA1,165
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL82
|
$0.07
F CFA47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL57
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
pay 15.9% less for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL740
|
$4.52
F CFA2,842
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,648
|
$25.57
F CFA16,082
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,781,191
|
$32,027.10
F CFA20,142,280
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,781
|
$6.94
F CFA4,367
|
|
pay 18.3% more for housing
|
Tirana
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,718
|
$45.27
F CFA28,470
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL56,135
|
$433.95
F CFA272,920
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL38,931
|
$225.47
F CFA141,802
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL7,362
|
$75.86
F CFA47,709
|
|
pay 70.2% more for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL24,283
|
$765.65
F CFA481,526
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL507,268
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,451,220
|
|
pay 29.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL258
|
$1.55
F CFA976
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL175
|
$2.04
F CFA1,284
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL361
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,424
|
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL824
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
pay 5.1% more for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL6,072
|
$89.86
F CFA56,517
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,508
|
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL9,450
|
$81.69
F CFA51,379
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL12,650
|
$106.20
F CFA66,793
|
|
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