Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 98.6% more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Dushanbe
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.05
TJS54.13
|
$4.98
F CFA3,008
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
TJS97.44
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
TJS6.19
|
$1.33
F CFA802
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TJS2.79
|
$1.66
F CFA1,003
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Dushanbe
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
TJS6.26
|
$0.91
F CFA553
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
TJS45.12
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
TJS31.93
|
$6.28
F CFA3,795
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
TJS17.72
|
$4.98
F CFA3,008
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
TJS19.26
|
$6.02
F CFA3,638
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
TJS5.56
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
TJS12.03
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
TJS11.57
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TJS5.29
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TJS3.09
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TJS2.15
|
?? | |
pay 90.3% more for transportation
Dushanbe
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.30
TJS35.38
|
$4.59
F CFA2,773
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.59
TJS49.21
|
$9.47
F CFA5,719
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,744.22
TJS211,606.36
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.12
TJS33.46
|
$7.05
F CFA4,261
|
|
pay 29.0% more for housing
Dushanbe
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.51
TJS251.96
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.54
TJS4,121.23
|
$440.73
F CFA266,290
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.68
TJS2,107.87
|
$228.99
F CFA138,357
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.41
TJS529.51
|
$77.04
F CFA46,550
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Dushanbe
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.89
TJS1,017.02
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,407.70
TJS143,695.48
|
?? |
pay 3.4% more for entertainment and sports
Dushanbe
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.10
TJS11.81
|
$1.58
F CFA952
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
TJS24.11
|
$2.07
F CFA1,253
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
TJS24.61
|
$1.66
F CFA1,003
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.52
TJS359.28
|
$58.08
F CFA35,092
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TJS49.21
|
$1.66
F CFA1,003
|
|
pay 96.0% more for clothing
Dushanbe
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.85
TJS319.87
|
$91.27
F CFA55,144
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
TJS379.91
|
$58.08
F CFA35,092
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.30
TJS807.06
|
$82.97
F CFA50,131
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.80
TJS565.92
|
$107.86
F CFA65,170
|
|
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