Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 42.5% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 21.3% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.73
|
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.80
|
$2.27
F CFA1,379
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.60
|
$1.23
F CFA749
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.64
|
$1.45
F CFA885
|
|
pay 46.7% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.87
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.70
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.11
|
$6.34
F CFA3,861
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.09
|
$3.18
F CFA1,938
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.01
|
$2.91
F CFA1,774
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.87
|
$1.05
F CFA636
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.85
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
$0.48
F CFA289
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.53
|
$1.14
F CFA694
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.44
|
$0.36
F CFA220
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.20
|
$0.38
F CFA231
|
|
pay 51.0% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.18
|
$4.64
F CFA2,821
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$497.78
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$258,844.04
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.54
|
$7.12
F CFA4,335
|
|
pay 79.1% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.39
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,883.55
|
$445.17
F CFA270,912
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,727.47
|
$231.30
F CFA140,758
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,227.20
|
$45.32
F CFA27,579
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,029.17
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,397.30
|
?? |
pay 67.3% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.78
|
$0.92
F CFA562
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.24
|
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.71
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$620.23
|
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.56
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
|
pay 10.1% more for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$632.23
|
$92.19
F CFA56,101
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$311.53
|
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$690.43
|
$83.81
F CFA51,001
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,011.25
|
$108.95
F CFA66,301
|
|
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