Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 62.0% more expensive than Bissau.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Bissau, you would:
pay 32.0% more for restaurants
Bissau
|
Taipei
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$5.92
NT$191.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
F CFA1,380
|
$4.93
NT$159.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
F CFA749
|
$1.07
NT$34.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA885
|
$0.68
NT$21.99
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Bissau
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$2.01
NT$65.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$8.55
NT$275.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
F CFA3,865
|
$11.77
NT$380.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
F CFA1,940
|
$3.41
NT$110.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
F CFA1,775
|
$4.21
NT$135.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
F CFA637
|
$2.13
NT$68.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$1.02
NT$32.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$1.28
NT$41.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
F CFA695
|
$1.63
NT$52.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
F CFA220
|
$1.29
NT$41.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
F CFA232
|
$1.15
NT$37.29
|
|
pay 6.6% more for transportation
Bissau
|
Taipei
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
F CFA2,824
|
$3.89
NT$125.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$42.09
NT$1,359.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,885.97
NT$1,061,950.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
F CFA4,339
|
$9.21
NT$297.35
|
|
pay 58.2% more for housing
Bissau
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$26.10
NT$842.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
F CFA271,174
|
$624.83
NT$20,177.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
F CFA140,895
|
$417.75
NT$13,490.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
F CFA27,606
|
$69.55
NT$2,245.81
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bissau
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$689.69
NT$22,271.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$16,064.75
NT$518,761.20
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Bissau
|
Taipei
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
F CFA562
|
$2.14
NT$69.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
$3.21
NT$103.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$4.28
NT$138.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
$39.68
NT$1,281.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$10.52
NT$339.82
|
|
pay 10.1% less for clothing
Bissau
|
Taipei
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
F CFA56,155
|
$82.51
NT$2,664.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
$30.23
NT$976.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
F CFA51,050
|
$94.58
NT$3,054.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
$115.17
NT$3,718.95
|
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