Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 97.2% more expensive than Accra.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Accra, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Accra
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.16
GHS58.17
|
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.47
GHS90.49
|
$2.27
F CFA1,379
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
GHS8.52
|
$1.23
F CFA749
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
GHS3.07
|
$1.45
F CFA885
|
|
pay 8.6% more for groceries
Accra
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
GHS15.84
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.96
GHS55.44
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.28
GHS101.93
|
$6.34
F CFA3,861
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
GHS23.91
|
$3.18
F CFA1,938
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
GHS26.15
|
$2.91
F CFA1,774
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
GHS13.89
|
$1.05
F CFA636
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
GHS5.99
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
GHS8.19
|
$0.48
F CFA289
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
GHS11.89
|
$1.14
F CFA694
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GHS11.74
|
$0.36
F CFA220
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
GHS9.73
|
$0.38
F CFA231
|
|
pay 5.8% more for transportation
Accra
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
GHS51.57
|
$4.64
F CFA2,821
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.56
GHS329.65
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,189.79
GHS86,614.85
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.31
GHS116.35
|
$7.12
F CFA4,335
|
|
pay 97.4% more for housing
Accra
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.59
GHS582.03
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$895.45
GHS12,530.21
|
$445.17
F CFA270,912
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.21
GHS828.54
|
$231.30
F CFA140,758
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.83
GHS417.40
|
$45.32
F CFA27,579
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Accra
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$60.39
GHS845.08
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,690.48
GHS79,627.95
|
?? |
pay 0.2% less for entertainment and sports
Accra
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
GHS12.93
|
$0.92
F CFA562
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
GHS29.93
|
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.48
GHS20.68
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.72
GHS513.87
|
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
GHS84.03
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for clothing
Accra
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
GHS187.58
|
$92.19
F CFA56,101
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$12.88
GHS180.18
|
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$34.37
GHS480.91
|
$83.81
F CFA51,001
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.18
GHS478.32
|
$108.95
F CFA66,301
|
|
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