Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 34.1% more expensive than Bissau.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Bissau, you would:
pay 49.2% more for restaurants
Bissau
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,062
|
$8.62
₽809.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
CFA1,394
|
$4.93
₽462.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
CFA757
|
$1.02
₽95.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
CFA894
|
$0.57
₽53.60
|
|
pay 16.6% less for groceries
Bissau
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
$0.69
₽64.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.18
₽485.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
CFA3,903
|
$4.02
₽377.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
CFA1,959
|
$1.42
₽133.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
CFA1,793
|
$2.00
₽187.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
CFA643
|
$0.62
₽58.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA491
|
$0.53
₽50.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA292
|
$0.70
₽65.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
CFA702
|
$1.40
₽131.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
CFA222
|
$0.27
₽25.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
CFA234
|
$0.26
₽24.82
|
|
pay 45.7% less for transportation
Bissau
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CFA2,852
|
$2.47
₽232.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.79
₽2,890.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,787.49
₽2,890,946.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
CFA4,382
|
$3.94
₽370.04
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Bissau
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$6.45
₽605.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
CFA273,866
|
$860.20
₽80,773.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
CFA142,293
|
$497.14
₽46,681.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
CFA27,880
|
$90.59
₽8,506.24
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bissau
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$487.67
₽45,792.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,121.01
₽856,463.23
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Bissau
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
CFA568
|
$3.08
₽289.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
$2.57
₽241.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
$2.52
₽236.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
CFA36,090
|
$38.25
₽3,591.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
$6.16
₽578.19
|
|
pay 7.3% more for clothing
Bissau
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
CFA56,713
|
$94.24
₽8,849.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
CFA36,090
|
$45.95
₽4,314.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
CFA51,557
|
$106.61
₽10,010.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
CFA67,024
|
$132.25
₽12,418.68
|
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