Cost of living comparison
Australia is 2.8 times more expensive than Bissau.
If you lived in Australia instead of Bissau, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Bissau
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,062
|
$15.31
A$23.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
CFA1,394
|
$8.98
A$14.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
CFA757
|
$2.45
A$3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
CFA894
|
$2.05
A$3.20
|
|
pay 89.4% more for groceries
Bissau
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
$2.00
A$3.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.24
A$6.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
CFA3,903
|
$5.00
A$7.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
CFA1,959
|
$3.52
A$5.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
CFA1,793
|
$3.56
A$5.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
CFA643
|
$1.44
A$2.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA491
|
$1.13
A$1.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA292
|
$1.31
A$2.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
CFA702
|
$2.10
A$3.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
CFA222
|
$1.03
A$1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
CFA234
|
$0.83
A$1.29
|
|
pay 60.6% more for transportation
Bissau
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CFA2,852
|
$4.95
A$7.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$81.92
A$127.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,079.60
A$34,413.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
CFA4,382
|
$15.28
A$23.81
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Bissau
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$55.83
A$87.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
CFA273,866
|
$1,119.19
A$1,744.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
CFA142,293
|
$889.00
A$1,385.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
CFA27,880
|
$120.53
A$187.87
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bissau
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,373.48
A$2,140.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,458.00
A$17,858.49
|
pay 6.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Bissau
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
CFA568
|
$5.72
A$8.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
$3.30
A$5.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
$24.53
A$38.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
CFA36,090
|
$46.71
A$72.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
$12.25
A$19.09
|
|
pay 8.0% less for clothing
Bissau
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
CFA56,713
|
$71.47
A$111.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
CFA36,090
|
$41.82
A$65.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
CFA51,557
|
$101.71
A$158.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
CFA67,024
|
$106.56
A$166.08
|
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