Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 0.8% cheaper than Bissau.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Bissau, you would:
pay 8.5% more for restaurants
Bissau
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
$4.49
KES589.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
F CFA1,379
|
$5.24
KES688.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
F CFA749
|
$0.50
KES65.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA885
|
$0.41
KES54.01
|
|
pay 21.1% less for groceries
Bissau
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$0.48
KES62.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.31
KES697.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
F CFA3,861
|
$3.40
KES446.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
F CFA1,938
|
$1.37
KES180.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
F CFA1,774
|
$2.61
KES342.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
F CFA636
|
$0.92
KES120.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.37
KES48.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$0.71
KES93.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
F CFA694
|
$0.39
KES50.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
F CFA220
|
$0.37
KES48.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
F CFA231
|
$0.38
KES50.49
|
|
pay 26.2% more for transportation
Bissau
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
F CFA2,821
|
$4.72
KES619.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$33.03
KES4,338.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$15,338.57
KES2,015,191.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
F CFA4,335
|
$10.74
KES1,410.63
|
|
pay 32.9% less for housing
Bissau
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$45.12
KES5,927.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
F CFA270,912
|
$370.90
KES48,729.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
F CFA140,758
|
$174.44
KES22,918.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
F CFA27,579
|
$19.29
KES2,534.33
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bissau
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$128.41
KES16,870.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,645.08
KES1,004,415.52
|
pay 78.2% more for entertainment and sports
Bissau
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
F CFA562
|
$1.87
KES245.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
$2.13
KES279.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$2.62
KES344.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$42.98
KES5,646.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$5.99
KES786.42
|
|
pay 63.5% less for clothing
Bissau
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
F CFA56,101
|
$16.15
KES2,122.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$23.44
KES3,080.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
F CFA51,001
|
$40.37
KES5,303.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
F CFA66,301
|
$43.70
KES5,741.73
|
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