Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 3.0 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 5.7 times more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.14
BDT250.53
|
$4.98
F CFA3,047
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
BDT576.22
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
BDT34.56
|
$1.33
F CFA812
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT19.04
|
$1.66
F CFA1,016
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
BDT77.37
|
$0.91
F CFA560
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.29
BDT502.59
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
BDT360.17
|
$6.28
F CFA3,845
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
BDT150.51
|
$4.98
F CFA3,047
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
BDT173.76
|
$6.02
F CFA3,685
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
BDT138.76
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
BDT56.18
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
BDT125.29
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
BDT39.59
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BDT22.38
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
BDT42.34
|
?? | |
pay 3.6% more for transportation
Dhaka
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
BDT489.22
|
$4.59
F CFA2,809
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
BDT2,178.53
|
$9.47
F CFA5,793
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.21
BDT3,507,428.92
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.70
BDT551.17
|
$7.05
F CFA4,316
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.56
BDT1,590.13
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$117.32
BDT13,754.92
|
$440.73
F CFA269,744
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$64.40
BDT7,550.48
|
$228.99
F CFA140,152
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.47
BDT2,634.64
|
$77.04
F CFA47,154
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$52.47
BDT6,150.96
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,373.34
BDT161,007.69
|
?? |
pay 12.6% more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
BDT501.06
|
$1.58
F CFA965
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
BDT257.47
|
$2.07
F CFA1,270
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
BDT320.68
|
$1.66
F CFA1,016
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.49
BDT2,051.01
|
$58.08
F CFA35,547
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
BDT501.06
|
$1.66
F CFA1,016
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.83
BDT1,855.93
|
$91.27
F CFA55,859
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.43
BDT2,043.72
|
$58.08
F CFA35,547
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.53
BDT4,751.41
|
$82.97
F CFA50,781
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.58
BDT4,171.34
|
$107.86
F CFA66,015
|
|
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