Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 55.5% more expensive than Bissau.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Bissau, you would:
pay 11.7% more for restaurants
|
Bissau
|
San Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.98
F CFA3,023
|
$10.00
SVC87.68
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$7.50
SVC65.76
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
F CFA806
|
$1.05
SVC9.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
F CFA1,008
|
$0.91
SVC7.99
|
|
pay 6.4% more for groceries
|
Bissau
|
San Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
F CFA555
|
$1.85
SVC16.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.20
SVC28.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.28
F CFA3,815
|
$7.42
SVC65.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.98
F CFA3,023
|
$3.05
SVC26.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.02
F CFA3,657
|
$2.63
SVC23.06
|
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.29
SVC11.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.71
SVC6.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.95
SVC8.32
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.04
SVC9.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.93
SVC8.17
|
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.81
SVC7.07
|
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pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Bissau
|
San Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
F CFA2,787
|
$4.05
SVC35.55
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.47
F CFA5,748
|
$25.00
SVC219.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,500.00
SVC170,982.01
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.05
F CFA4,283
|
$29.00
SVC254.28
|
|
pay 90.3% more for housing
|
Bissau
|
San Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$42.14
SVC369.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$440.73
F CFA267,668
|
$842.86
SVC7,390.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.99
F CFA139,073
|
$635.71
SVC5,574.14
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.04
F CFA46,791
|
$78.66
SVC689.68
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bissau
|
San Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$165.62
SVC1,452.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,585.71
SVC40,208.96
|
pay 73.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bissau
|
San Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
F CFA957
|
$2.00
SVC17.54
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
F CFA1,260
|
$3.04
SVC26.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.66
F CFA1,008
|
$4.00
SVC35.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.08
F CFA35,273
|
$29.88
SVC261.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.66
F CFA1,008
|
$5.00
SVC43.84
|
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pay 3.3% less for clothing
|
Bissau
|
San Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.27
F CFA55,429
|
$69.29
SVC607.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.08
F CFA35,273
|
$54.86
SVC481.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.97
F CFA50,390
|
$99.29
SVC870.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.86
F CFA65,507
|
$104.43
SVC915.66
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