Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 2.4 times more expensive than Bissau.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Bissau, you would:
pay 86.9% more for restaurants
Bissau
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
F CFA1,380
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
F CFA749
|
$0.98
AED3.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA885
|
$0.34
AED1.24
|
|
pay 18.8% more for groceries
Bissau
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$1.29
AED4.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.93
AED14.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
F CFA3,865
|
$7.02
AED25.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
F CFA1,940
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
F CFA1,775
|
$3.48
AED12.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
F CFA637
|
$0.96
AED3.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.75
AED2.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$0.77
AED2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
F CFA695
|
$0.63
AED2.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
F CFA220
|
$0.48
AED1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
F CFA232
|
$0.45
AED1.66
|
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pay 4.3% less for transportation
Bissau
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
F CFA2,824
|
$3.91
AED14.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.78
AED80.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,369.69
AED89,507.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
F CFA4,339
|
$7.62
AED28.00
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Bissau
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$104.06
AED382.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
F CFA271,174
|
$1,554.77
AED5,710.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
F CFA140,895
|
$1,212.35
AED4,452.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
F CFA27,606
|
$132.77
AED487.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bissau
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$596.56
AED2,191.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,988.57
AED36,687.01
|
pay 5.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Bissau
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
F CFA562
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
$5.15
AED18.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
$73.56
AED270.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
pay 16.3% less for clothing
Bissau
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
F CFA56,155
|
$53.67
AED197.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
$45.10
AED165.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
F CFA51,050
|
$93.37
AED342.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
$96.36
AED353.90
|
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