Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 24.0% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 51.4% less for restaurants
Douglas
|
Bissau
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£17.85
|
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.73
|
$2.27
F CFA1,379
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.54
|
$1.23
F CFA749
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.31
|
$1.45
F CFA885
|
|
pay 15.5% less for groceries
Douglas
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.55
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.09
|
$6.34
F CFA3,861
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
$3.18
F CFA1,938
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.50
|
$2.91
F CFA1,774
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$1.05
F CFA636
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.94
|
$0.48
F CFA289
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.08
|
$1.14
F CFA694
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$0.36
F CFA220
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.64
|
$0.38
F CFA231
|
|
pay 44.2% less for transportation
Douglas
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.54
|
$4.64
F CFA2,821
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£31.74
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£18,843.75
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.69
|
$7.12
F CFA4,335
|
|
pay 64.9% less for housing
Douglas
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.33
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£870.56
|
$445.17
F CFA270,912
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£725.24
|
$231.30
F CFA140,758
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£92.61
|
$45.32
F CFA27,579
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Douglas
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£669.45
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,132.81
|
?? |
pay 47.6% less for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.47
|
$0.92
F CFA562
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.89
|
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.90
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.25
|
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£7.93
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
|
pay 79.5% more for clothing
Douglas
|
Bissau
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.18
|
$92.19
F CFA56,101
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.17
|
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.32
|
$83.81
F CFA51,001
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.32
|
$108.95
F CFA66,301
|
|
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