Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 19.8% cheaper than Lisbon.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 25.7% less for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Bissau
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€13.94
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
€8.86
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.79
|
$1.33
F CFA800
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.25
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
pay 38.5% more for groceries
Lisbon
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.44
|
$0.91
F CFA551
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
€5.12
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
€3.62
|
$6.28
F CFA3,787
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.80
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
€3.21
|
$6.02
F CFA3,630
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
?? | |
pay 48.8% less for transportation
Lisbon
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.52
€6.91
|
$4.59
F CFA2,767
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.32
€39.82
|
$9.47
F CFA5,707
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€29,862.83
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
€9.16
|
$7.05
F CFA4,252
|
|
pay 58.9% less for housing
Lisbon
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.79
€38.41
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,447.59
€1,330.55
|
$440.73
F CFA265,725
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,009.53
€927.91
|
$228.99
F CFA138,063
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.60
€100.73
|
$77.04
F CFA46,451
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Lisbon
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$582.39
€535.30
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,607.20
€13,426.21
|
?? |
pay 37.8% less for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
€2.99
|
$1.58
F CFA950
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
€2.29
|
$2.07
F CFA1,251
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.47
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.88
€40.34
|
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€7.96
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
pay 13.9% more for clothing
Lisbon
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.44
€78.53
|
$91.27
F CFA55,027
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.61
€34.57
|
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.28
€81.14
|
$82.97
F CFA50,024
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.56
€98.87
|
$107.86
F CFA65,032
|
|
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