Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 21.7% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Greece, you would:
pay 17.2% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.80
|
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.52
|
$2.27
F CFA1,380
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$1.23
F CFA749
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.45
F CFA885
|
|
pay 9.6% less for groceries
Greece
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.62
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.23
|
$6.34
F CFA3,865
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.53
|
$3.18
F CFA1,940
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.38
|
$2.91
F CFA1,775
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.05
F CFA637
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$0.48
F CFA289
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.14
F CFA695
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.36
F CFA220
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.38
F CFA232
|
|
pay 46.3% less for transportation
Greece
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.18
|
$4.64
F CFA2,824
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.37
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,577.38
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.10
|
$7.12
F CFA4,339
|
|
pay 35.2% less for housing
Greece
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.35
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€398.61
|
$445.17
F CFA271,174
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€332.98
|
$231.30
F CFA140,895
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€159.79
|
$45.32
F CFA27,606
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Greece
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€316.76
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,245.32
|
?? |
pay 46.6% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.79
|
$0.92
F CFA562
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.75
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.00
|
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.22
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
pay 24.8% more for clothing
Greece
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€70.91
|
$92.19
F CFA56,155
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€33.82
|
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.27
|
$83.81
F CFA51,050
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€92.12
|
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
|
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