Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 36.7% cheaper than Bissau.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Bissau, you would:
pay 21.4% less for restaurants
Bissau
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$3.25
EGP155.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
F CFA1,380
|
$4.23
EGP202.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
F CFA749
|
$0.25
EGP12.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA885
|
$0.15
EGP7.01
|
|
pay 51.3% less for groceries
Bissau
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$0.59
EGP28.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.73
EGP83.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
F CFA3,865
|
$3.44
EGP164.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
F CFA1,940
|
$1.46
EGP70.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
F CFA1,775
|
$2.41
EGP115.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
F CFA637
|
$0.53
EGP25.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.24
EGP11.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$0.16
EGP7.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
F CFA695
|
$0.14
EGP6.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
F CFA220
|
$0.15
EGP7.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
F CFA232
|
$0.14
EGP6.81
|
|
pay 77.0% less for transportation
Bissau
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
F CFA2,824
|
$1.24
EGP59.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.39
EGP545.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,600.33
EGP1,274,006.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
F CFA4,339
|
$1.37
EGP65.45
|
|
pay 58.7% less for housing
Bissau
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$14.42
EGP690.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
F CFA271,174
|
$173.02
EGP8,286.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
F CFA140,895
|
$100.76
EGP4,825.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
F CFA27,606
|
$18.76
EGP898.50
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bissau
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$113.41
EGP5,431.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,460.81
EGP117,859.12
|
pay 26.3% more for entertainment and sports
Bissau
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
F CFA562
|
$1.63
EGP77.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
$1.71
EGP82.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$1.79
EGP85.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
$19.91
EGP953.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$3.90
EGP187.01
|
|
pay 38.1% less for clothing
Bissau
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
F CFA56,155
|
$38.38
EGP1,838.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
$36.15
EGP1,731.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
F CFA51,050
|
$88.16
EGP4,222.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
$42.66
EGP2,043.41
|
|
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