Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 47.5% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 61.5% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.77
DKK149.45
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.51
DKK99.63
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.75
DKK25.74
|
$1.33
F CFA800
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
DKK19.93
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
pay 16.7% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
DKK24.32
|
$0.91
F CFA551
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.17
DKK42.38
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.50
DKK51.45
|
$6.28
F CFA3,787
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
DKK32.42
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.08
DKK34.91
|
$6.02
F CFA3,630
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.49
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
DKK8.93
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
DKK10.10
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
DKK13.72
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
DKK6.78
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
DKK5.96
|
?? | |
pay 68.1% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
DKK53.47
|
$4.59
F CFA2,767
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.34
DKK647.60
|
$9.47
F CFA5,707
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$47,149.09
DKK323,659.61
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.42
DKK181.33
|
$7.05
F CFA4,252
|
|
pay 69.6% less for housing
Copenhagen
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.16
DKK255.12
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,741.81
DKK11,956.83
|
$440.73
F CFA265,725
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,268.50
DKK8,707.73
|
$228.99
F CFA138,063
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.03
DKK1,105.39
|
$77.04
F CFA46,451
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.78
DKK3,787.77
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,343.23
DKK64,137.56
|
?? |
pay 57.3% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
DKK59.78
|
$1.58
F CFA950
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.34
DKK43.50
|
$2.07
F CFA1,251
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
DKK61.77
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.82
DKK293.95
|
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.87
DKK129.52
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
pay 11.8% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$106.73
DKK732.67
|
$91.27
F CFA55,027
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.45
DKK305.12
|
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.59
DKK793.46
|
$82.97
F CFA50,024
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.32
DKK1,141.72
|
$107.86
F CFA65,032
|
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