Cost of living comparison
Poland is 37.9% more expensive than Bissau.
If you lived in Poland instead of Bissau, you would:
pay 63.1% more for restaurants
Bissau
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
$6.88
zł27.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
CFA1,389
|
$5.95
zł23.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
CFA754
|
$1.30
zł5.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
CFA891
|
$1.15
zł4.64
|
|
pay 12.5% less for groceries
Bissau
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA360
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.34
zł13.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
CFA3,891
|
$2.82
zł11.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
CFA1,953
|
$2.49
zł10.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
CFA1,787
|
$2.20
zł8.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
CFA641
|
$0.38
zł1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA490
|
$0.55
zł2.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA291
|
$0.63
zł2.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
CFA699
|
$1.15
zł4.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
CFA221
|
$0.29
zł1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
CFA233
|
$0.37
zł1.50
|
|
pay 5.6% more for transportation
Bissau
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CFA2,843
|
$5.68
zł22.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.91
zł96.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,787.24
zł79,811.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
CFA4,368
|
$6.31
zł25.47
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Bissau
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$12.94
zł52.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
CFA272,995
|
$480.05
zł1,936.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
CFA141,841
|
$406.85
zł1,641.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
CFA27,791
|
$148.56
zł599.21
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bissau
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$228.50
zł921.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,467.72
zł18,020.42
|
pay 99.8% more for entertainment and sports
Bissau
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
CFA566
|
$2.34
zł9.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
CFA1,285
|
$2.45
zł9.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
$4.13
zł16.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
CFA35,975
|
$27.45
zł110.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
$5.63
zł22.70
|
|
pay 32.5% less for clothing
Bissau
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
CFA56,532
|
$64.65
zł260.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
CFA35,975
|
$30.33
zł122.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
CFA51,393
|
$66.37
zł267.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
CFA66,811
|
$75.24
zł303.46
|
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