Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 56.7% more expensive than Harare.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Harare, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Harare
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
$4.98
F CFA3,030
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
$1.33
F CFA808
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
$1.66
F CFA1,010
|
|
pay 65.0% more for groceries
Harare
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
$0.91
F CFA557
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
$6.28
F CFA3,823
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
$4.98
F CFA3,030
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
$6.02
F CFA3,664
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
?? | |
pay 54.4% less for transportation
Harare
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
$4.59
F CFA2,793
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
$9.47
F CFA5,760
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$7.05
F CFA4,292
|
|
pay 38.1% more for housing
Harare
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
$440.73
F CFA268,211
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
$228.99
F CFA139,355
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
$77.04
F CFA46,886
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Harare
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
?? |
pay 17.7% less for entertainment and sports
Harare
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$1.58
F CFA959
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
$2.07
F CFA1,262
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$1.66
F CFA1,010
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
$58.08
F CFA35,345
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
$1.66
F CFA1,010
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Harare
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
$91.27
F CFA55,542
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
$58.08
F CFA35,345
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
$82.97
F CFA50,492
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
$107.86
F CFA65,640
|
|
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