Cost of living comparison
Prague is 2.2 times more expensive than Bissau.
If you lived in Prague instead of Bissau, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Bissau
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
$10.29
CZK238.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
F CFA1,379
|
$8.89
CZK205.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
F CFA749
|
$1.76
CZK40.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA885
|
$1.38
CZK31.91
|
|
pay 41.6% more for groceries
Bissau
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$1.71
CZK39.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.50
CZK150.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
F CFA3,861
|
$4.62
CZK106.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
F CFA1,938
|
$3.46
CZK80.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
F CFA1,774
|
$4.31
CZK99.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
F CFA636
|
$0.86
CZK19.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.81
CZK18.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$0.98
CZK22.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
F CFA694
|
$1.62
CZK37.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
F CFA220
|
$0.49
CZK11.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
F CFA231
|
$0.50
CZK11.46
|
|
pay 63.8% more for transportation
Bissau
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
F CFA2,821
|
$7.00
CZK161.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.72
CZK595.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,062.17
CZK649,114.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
F CFA4,335
|
$12.58
CZK291.02
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Bissau
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$26.19
CZK605.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
F CFA270,912
|
$1,062.03
CZK24,566.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
F CFA140,758
|
$794.21
CZK18,371.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
F CFA27,579
|
$251.13
CZK5,808.87
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bissau
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$808.25
CZK18,695.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,299.60
CZK307,636.95
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Bissau
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
F CFA562
|
$2.34
CZK54.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
$3.21
CZK74.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$6.73
CZK155.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$60.27
CZK1,394.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$11.18
CZK258.56
|
|
pay 1.7% less for clothing
Bissau
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
F CFA56,101
|
$93.07
CZK2,152.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$42.28
CZK977.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
F CFA51,001
|
$96.72
CZK2,237.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
F CFA66,301
|
$114.16
CZK2,640.72
|
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