Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 90.7% more expensive than Bissau.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Bissau, you would:
pay 47.0% more for restaurants
Bissau
|
Nicosia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.98
F CFA3,022
|
$13.00
€12.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$7.58
€7.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
F CFA806
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
F CFA1,007
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
pay 13.1% more for groceries
Bissau
|
Nicosia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
F CFA555
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.16
€5.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.28
F CFA3,813
|
$6.42
€5.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.98
F CFA3,022
|
$3.35
€3.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.02
F CFA3,655
|
$3.88
€3.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.50
€0.46
|
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pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Bissau
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
F CFA2,786
|
$5.70
€5.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.47
F CFA5,745
|
$54.15
€50.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,020.53
€25,002.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.05
F CFA4,281
|
$12.45
€11.52
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Bissau
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$29.51
€27.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$440.73
F CFA267,503
|
$686.76
€635.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.99
F CFA138,987
|
$565.47
€523.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.04
F CFA46,762
|
$155.79
€144.15
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bissau
|
Nicosia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$401.79
€371.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,295.41
€6,750.44
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Bissau
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
F CFA957
|
$4.33
€4.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
F CFA1,259
|
$3.71
€3.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.66
F CFA1,007
|
$5.41
€5.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.08
F CFA35,251
|
$65.52
€60.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.66
F CFA1,007
|
$10.83
€10.02
|
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pay 17.4% less for clothing
Bissau
|
Nicosia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.27
F CFA55,395
|
$78.82
€72.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.08
F CFA35,251
|
$31.68
€29.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.97
F CFA50,359
|
$83.03
€76.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.86
F CFA65,467
|
$96.57
€89.35
|
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