Cost of living comparison
Athens is 2.0 times more expensive than Bissau.
If you lived in Athens instead of Bissau, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Bissau
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,062
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
CFA1,394
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
CFA757
|
$2.01
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
CFA894
|
$0.55
€0.52
|
|
pay 29.4% more for groceries
Bissau
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.55
€6.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
CFA3,903
|
$7.06
€6.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
CFA1,959
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
CFA1,793
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
CFA643
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA491
|
$0.90
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA292
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
CFA702
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
CFA222
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
CFA234
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 66.7% more for transportation
Bissau
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CFA2,852
|
$8.01
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.98
€30.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,287.34
€23,716.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
CFA4,382
|
$11.43
€10.72
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Bissau
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$33.96
€31.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
CFA273,866
|
$553.55
€519.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
CFA142,293
|
$521.82
€489.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
CFA27,880
|
$202.27
€189.71
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bissau
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$488.12
€457.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,050.80
€9,426.31
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Bissau
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
CFA568
|
$4.67
€4.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
$3.68
€3.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
$5.28
€4.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
CFA36,090
|
$45.80
€42.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
pay 8.4% less for clothing
Bissau
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
CFA56,713
|
$84.84
€79.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
CFA36,090
|
$38.04
€35.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
CFA51,557
|
$90.00
€84.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
CFA67,024
|
$111.33
€104.42
|
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