Cost of living comparison
Bratislava is 92.1% more expensive than Bissau.
If you lived in Bratislava instead of Bissau, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Bissau
|
Bratislava
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
F CFA1,379
|
$7.70
€7.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
F CFA749
|
$2.03
€1.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA885
|
$1.72
€1.60
|
|
pay 36.0% more for groceries
Bissau
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$1.56
€1.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.41
€5.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
F CFA3,861
|
$4.39
€4.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
F CFA1,938
|
$3.23
€3.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
F CFA1,774
|
$3.26
€3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
F CFA636
|
$0.79
€0.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
F CFA694
|
$1.72
€1.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
F CFA220
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
F CFA231
|
$0.47
€0.43
|
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pay 71.6% more for transportation
Bissau
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
F CFA2,821
|
$7.32
€6.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.98
€30.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,287.34
€23,460.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
F CFA4,335
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Bissau
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$20.98
€19.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
F CFA270,912
|
$743.39
€689.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
F CFA140,758
|
$559.19
€518.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
F CFA27,579
|
$182.41
€169.23
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bissau
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$567.15
€526.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$16,334.68
€15,154.50
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Bissau
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
F CFA562
|
$2.25
€2.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
$2.59
€2.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$38.69
€35.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
|
pay 18.8% less for clothing
Bissau
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
F CFA56,101
|
$72.13
€66.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$33.23
€30.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
F CFA51,001
|
$80.53
€74.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
F CFA66,301
|
$102.09
€94.72
|
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