Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 4.9% more expensive than Bissau.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Bissau, you would:
pay 43.7% more for restaurants
Bissau
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
$7.00
ARS6,171.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
F CFA1,379
|
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
F CFA749
|
$1.03
ARS907.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA885
|
$0.90
ARS791.10
|
|
pay 18.7% less for groceries
Bissau
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$1.34
ARS1,183.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.51
ARS3,098.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
F CFA3,861
|
$3.15
ARS2,780.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
F CFA1,938
|
$1.46
ARS1,285.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
F CFA1,774
|
$1.76
ARS1,555.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
F CFA636
|
$0.66
ARS581.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.57
ARS499.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$0.31
ARS273.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
F CFA694
|
$0.67
ARS592.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
F CFA220
|
$0.30
ARS262.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
F CFA231
|
$0.33
ARS294.83
|
|
pay 27.0% less for transportation
Bissau
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
F CFA2,821
|
$3.52
ARS3,100.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.80
ARS5,995.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,000.00
ARS22,042,259.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
F CFA4,335
|
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
|
pay 16.8% less for housing
Bissau
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$23.47
ARS20,695.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
F CFA270,912
|
$313.32
ARS276,251.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
F CFA140,758
|
$225.62
ARS198,922.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
F CFA27,579
|
$36.96
ARS32,586.22
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bissau
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$187.40
ARS165,228.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,653.81
ARS4,984,908.59
|
pay 50.8% more for entertainment and sports
Bissau
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
F CFA562
|
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
$1.72
ARS1,514.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$22.07
ARS19,459.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
|
pay 2.7% less for clothing
Bissau
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
F CFA56,101
|
$67.11
ARS59,166.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$57.53
ARS50,726.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
F CFA51,001
|
$107.00
ARS94,343.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
F CFA66,301
|
$98.70
ARS87,024.37
|
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