Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 3.2 times more expensive than Bissau.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Bissau, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Bissau
|
Wellington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.98
F CFA3,023
|
$15.16
NZ$25.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$9.09
NZ$15.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
F CFA806
|
$2.49
NZ$4.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
F CFA1,008
|
$2.16
NZ$3.62
|
|
pay 44.4% more for groceries
Bissau
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
F CFA555
|
$2.13
NZ$3.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.53
NZ$7.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.28
F CFA3,815
|
$7.33
NZ$12.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.98
F CFA3,023
|
$6.98
NZ$11.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.02
F CFA3,657
|
$5.27
NZ$8.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.44
NZ$2.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.15
NZ$1.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.48
NZ$2.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.61
NZ$4.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.09
NZ$1.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.93
NZ$1.56
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for transportation
Bissau
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
F CFA2,787
|
$6.60
NZ$11.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.47
F CFA5,748
|
$115.94
NZ$194.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,007.11
NZ$50,225.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.05
F CFA4,283
|
$16.83
NZ$28.16
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Bissau
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$57.37
NZ$96.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$440.73
F CFA267,668
|
$1,516.42
NZ$2,538.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.99
F CFA139,073
|
$1,371.90
NZ$2,296.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.04
F CFA46,791
|
$134.66
NZ$225.40
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bissau
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$777.00
NZ$1,300.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,897.92
NZ$21,588.29
|
pay 5.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Bissau
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
F CFA957
|
$7.28
NZ$12.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
F CFA1,260
|
$3.39
NZ$5.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.66
F CFA1,008
|
$23.83
NZ$39.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.08
F CFA35,273
|
$38.32
NZ$64.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.66
F CFA1,008
|
$12.13
NZ$20.30
|
|
pay 12.3% more for clothing
Bissau
|
Wellington
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.27
F CFA55,429
|
$80.07
NZ$134.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.08
F CFA35,273
|
$53.09
NZ$88.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.97
F CFA50,390
|
$124.73
NZ$208.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.86
F CFA65,507
|
$129.08
NZ$216.05
|
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