Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 19.3% cheaper than Belgrade.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 40.2% less for restaurants
Belgrade
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.31
RSD1,012
|
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.73
RSD840
|
$2.27
F CFA1,379
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
RSD209
|
$1.23
F CFA749
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
RSD144
|
$1.45
F CFA885
|
|
pay 11.0% more for groceries
Belgrade
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
RSD78
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.45
RSD484
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
RSD611
|
$6.34
F CFA3,861
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
RSD277
|
$3.18
F CFA1,938
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
RSD347
|
$2.91
F CFA1,774
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD57
|
$1.05
F CFA636
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
RSD91
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD82
|
$0.48
F CFA289
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD86
|
$1.14
F CFA694
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$0.36
F CFA220
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RSD36
|
$0.38
F CFA231
|
|
pay 27.1% less for transportation
Belgrade
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
RSD715
|
$4.64
F CFA2,821
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.48
RSD3,315
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,973.40
RSD2,824,581
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.48
RSD1,030
|
$7.12
F CFA4,335
|
|
pay 55.0% less for housing
Belgrade
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.25
RSD2,855
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$804.75
RSD87,516
|
$445.17
F CFA270,912
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.56
RSD58,024
|
$231.30
F CFA140,758
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.34
RSD13,522
|
$45.32
F CFA27,579
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Belgrade
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$308.79
RSD33,581
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.61
RSD742,822
|
?? |
pay 20.4% less for entertainment and sports
Belgrade
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
RSD253
|
$0.92
F CFA562
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
RSD218
|
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
RSD415
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.87
RSD3,466
|
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.52
RSD709
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
|
pay 15.9% more for clothing
Belgrade
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.61
RSD8,875
|
$92.19
F CFA56,101
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.64
RSD3,767
|
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.50
RSD10,277
|
$83.81
F CFA51,001
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.63
RSD12,792
|
$108.95
F CFA66,301
|
|
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