Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 53.1% more expensive than Bissau.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Bissau, you would:
pay 29.4% more for restaurants
Bissau
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
$10.76
ALL992
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$7.91
ALL729
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
F CFA800
|
$1.61
ALL149
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
$0.84
ALL77
|
|
pay 10.3% less for groceries
Bissau
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
F CFA551
|
$0.98
ALL90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.08
ALL561
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.28
F CFA3,787
|
$7.55
ALL696
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
$3.58
ALL330
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.02
F CFA3,630
|
$3.61
ALL333
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.11
ALL102
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.82
ALL75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.84
ALL77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.50
ALL46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.56
ALL52
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Bissau
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
F CFA2,767
|
$7.77
ALL716
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.47
F CFA5,707
|
$17.22
ALL1,587
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,292.78
ALL2,330,683
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.05
F CFA4,252
|
$29.06
ALL2,678
|
|
pay 32.2% more for housing
Bissau
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$17.40
ALL1,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$440.73
F CFA265,725
|
$568.58
ALL52,393
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.99
F CFA138,063
|
$380.80
ALL35,090
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.04
F CFA46,451
|
$77.97
ALL7,185
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bissau
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$235.39
ALL21,690
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,857.15
ALL447,578
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Bissau
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
F CFA950
|
$2.69
ALL248
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
F CFA1,251
|
$1.81
ALL167
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
$3.77
ALL347
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
$44.86
ALL4,134
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
$8.61
ALL793
|
|
pay 3.5% less for clothing
Bissau
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.27
F CFA55,027
|
$64.36
ALL5,931
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
$48.67
ALL4,485
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.97
F CFA50,024
|
$95.47
ALL8,797
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.86
F CFA65,032
|
$125.92
ALL11,603
|
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