Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 78.4% more expensive than Bissau.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Bissau, you would:
pay 9.1% more for restaurants
Bissau
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.98
F CFA3,030
|
$8.11
₩11,119
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$5.90
₩8,086
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
F CFA808
|
$1.53
₩2,091
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
F CFA1,010
|
$0.82
₩1,127
|
|
pay 53.2% more for groceries
Bissau
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
F CFA557
|
$3.09
₩4,237
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.06
₩8,305
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.28
F CFA3,823
|
$8.19
₩11,235
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.98
F CFA3,030
|
$3.27
₩4,487
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.02
F CFA3,664
|
$4.76
₩6,525
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.12
₩4,277
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.57
₩2,156
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.58
₩3,538
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.72
₩3,723
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.91
₩2,616
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.42
₩1,940
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Bissau
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
F CFA2,793
|
$4.69
₩6,428
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.47
F CFA5,760
|
$45.15
₩61,910
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,815.53
₩38,137,874
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.05
F CFA4,292
|
$9.44
₩12,938
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Bissau
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$23.52
₩32,249
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$440.73
F CFA268,211
|
$873.53
₩1,197,694
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.99
F CFA139,355
|
$528.87
₩725,127
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.04
F CFA46,886
|
$140.47
₩192,598
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bissau
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$381.75
₩523,417
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$20,838.36
₩28,571,482
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Bissau
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
F CFA959
|
$3.69
₩5,054
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
F CFA1,262
|
$3.88
₩5,315
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.66
F CFA1,010
|
$3.32
₩4,549
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.08
F CFA35,345
|
$52.67
₩72,210
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.66
F CFA1,010
|
$11.06
₩15,162
|
|
pay 8.7% less for clothing
Bissau
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.27
F CFA55,542
|
$60.77
₩83,325
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.08
F CFA35,345
|
$44.72
₩61,311
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.97
F CFA50,492
|
$85.92
₩117,802
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.86
F CFA65,640
|
$127.28
₩174,509
|
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