Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 47.5% more expensive than Caracas.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 7.7% more for restaurants
Caracas
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$4.98
F CFA3,047
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
$1.33
F CFA812
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
$1.66
F CFA1,016
|
|
pay 32.1% more for groceries
Caracas
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
$0.91
F CFA560
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
$6.28
F CFA3,845
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
$4.98
F CFA3,047
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
$6.02
F CFA3,685
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
?? | |
pay 2.6% more for transportation
Caracas
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$4.59
F CFA2,809
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$9.47
F CFA5,793
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
$7.05
F CFA4,316
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Caracas
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
$440.73
F CFA269,744
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
$228.99
F CFA140,152
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
$77.04
F CFA47,154
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Caracas
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
?? |
pay 26.2% less for entertainment and sports
Caracas
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$1.58
F CFA965
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
$2.07
F CFA1,270
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
$1.66
F CFA1,016
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
$58.08
F CFA35,547
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
$1.66
F CFA1,016
|
|
pay 38.8% more for clothing
Caracas
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
$91.27
F CFA55,859
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
$58.08
F CFA35,547
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
$82.97
F CFA50,781
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
$107.86
F CFA66,015
|
|
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