Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 2.7 times more expensive than Bissau.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Bissau, you would:
pay 92.9% more for restaurants
Bissau
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.98
F CFA3,023
|
$13.91
SEK147.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$9.60
SEK101.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
F CFA806
|
$2.35
SEK24.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
F CFA1,008
|
$2.03
SEK21.52
|
|
pay 38.8% more for groceries
Bissau
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
F CFA555
|
$2.73
SEK29.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.25
SEK55.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.28
F CFA3,815
|
$5.52
SEK58.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.98
F CFA3,023
|
$4.04
SEK42.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.02
F CFA3,657
|
$5.26
SEK55.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.40
SEK14.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.10
SEK11.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.40
SEK14.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.00
SEK21.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.70
SEK7.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.81
SEK8.66
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for transportation
Bissau
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
F CFA2,787
|
$6.93
SEK73.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.47
F CFA5,748
|
$94.59
SEK1,004.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,656.21
SEK304,357.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.05
F CFA4,283
|
$27.82
SEK295.49
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Bissau
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$29.19
SEK310.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$440.73
F CFA267,668
|
$1,509.41
SEK16,031.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.99
F CFA139,073
|
$932.71
SEK9,906.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.04
F CFA46,791
|
$115.02
SEK1,221.66
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bissau
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$136.93
SEK1,454.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,986.40
SEK74,202.52
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Bissau
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
F CFA957
|
$6.96
SEK73.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
F CFA1,260
|
$4.14
SEK43.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.66
F CFA1,008
|
$6.58
SEK69.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.08
F CFA35,273
|
$38.94
SEK413.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.66
F CFA1,008
|
$14.33
SEK152.18
|
|
pay 0.4% more for clothing
Bissau
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.27
F CFA55,429
|
$78.29
SEK831.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.08
F CFA35,273
|
$42.00
SEK446.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.97
F CFA50,390
|
$94.17
SEK1,000.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.86
F CFA65,507
|
$140.31
SEK1,490.20
|
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