Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.2 times more expensive than Bissau.
If you lived in Italy instead of Bissau, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Bissau
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,062
|
$15.74
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
CFA1,394
|
$9.09
€8.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
CFA757
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
CFA894
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
pay 51.2% more for groceries
Bissau
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.20
€6.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
CFA3,903
|
$4.88
€4.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
CFA1,959
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
CFA1,793
|
$4.47
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
CFA643
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA491
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA292
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
CFA702
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
CFA222
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
CFA234
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Bissau
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CFA2,852
|
$8.02
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.40
€36.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,887.08
€24,278.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
CFA4,382
|
$18.65
€17.49
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Bissau
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$30.75
€28.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
CFA273,866
|
$608.10
€570.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
CFA142,293
|
$488.80
€458.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
CFA27,880
|
$151.72
€142.29
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bissau
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$459.30
€430.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,604.44
€9,007.68
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Bissau
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
CFA568
|
$4.83
€4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
CFA36,090
|
$51.79
€48.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
$9.32
€8.74
|
|
pay 9.6% less for clothing
Bissau
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
CFA56,713
|
$80.37
€75.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
CFA36,090
|
$36.54
€34.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
CFA51,557
|
$89.56
€83.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
CFA67,024
|
$114.84
€107.71
|
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