Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 35.3% more expensive than Astana.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Astana, you would:
pay 42.8% more for restaurants
|
Astana
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.90
₸3,526.25
|
$3.35
CFA2,062
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.64
₸2,518.75
|
$2.27
CFA1,394
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
₸306.85
|
$1.23
CFA757
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
₸209.29
|
$1.45
CFA894
|
|
pay 44.0% more for groceries
|
Astana
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₸203.44
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
₸1,920.61
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
₸1,676.34
|
$6.34
CFA3,903
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₸752.48
|
$3.18
CFA1,959
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
₸966.16
|
$2.91
CFA1,793
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
₸257.41
|
$1.05
CFA643
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
₸360.15
|
$0.80
CFA491
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
₸413.80
|
$0.48
CFA292
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
₸410.46
|
$1.14
CFA702
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₸107.17
|
$0.36
CFA222
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
₸79.52
|
$0.38
CFA234
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Astana
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.74
₸778.49
|
$4.64
CFA2,852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.80
₸7,052.50
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,868.62
₸8,865,998.37
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.06
₸1,813.50
|
$7.12
CFA4,382
|
|
pay 2.0% less for housing
|
Astana
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.80
₸5,710.13
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.25
₸202,255.87
|
$445.17
CFA273,866
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$295.32
₸131,780.98
|
$231.30
CFA142,293
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.61
₸17,229.48
|
$45.32
CFA27,880
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Astana
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$224.97
₸100,390.16
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,854.27
₸3,951,050.44
|
?? |
pay 9.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Astana
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
₸503.75
|
$0.92
CFA568
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.93
₸863.09
|
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.58
₸705.25
|
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.93
₸22,279.89
|
$58.66
CFA36,090
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
₸2,015.00
|
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
|
pay 16.5% more for clothing
|
Astana
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.57
₸34,168.64
|
$92.19
CFA56,713
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.15
₸18,806.66
|
$58.66
CFA36,090
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
₸41,996.83
|
$83.81
CFA51,557
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.91
₸41,458.62
|
$108.95
CFA67,024
|
|
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