Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 28.7% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 46.8% more for restaurants
Kiev
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.16
₴323.88
|
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
₴164.64
|
$2.27
CFA1,389
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₴24.72
|
$1.23
CFA754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₴19.61
|
$1.45
CFA891
|
|
pay 57.9% more for groceries
Kiev
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₴28.71
|
$0.59
CFA360
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
₴158.94
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
₴154.89
|
$6.34
CFA3,891
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
₴80.09
|
$3.18
CFA1,953
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
₴69.96
|
$2.91
CFA1,787
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
₴9.84
|
$1.05
CFA641
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
₴24.55
|
$0.80
CFA490
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
₴26.98
|
$0.48
CFA291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
₴40.01
|
$1.14
CFA699
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₴8.64
|
$0.36
CFA221
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
₴13.42
|
$0.38
CFA233
|
|
pay 35.6% more for transportation
Kiev
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
₴218.44
|
$4.64
CFA2,843
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.52
₴377.86
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,116.98
₴917,650.04
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.81
₴151.14
|
$7.12
CFA4,368
|
|
pay 19.2% less for housing
Kiev
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.04
₴199.94
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.74
₴18,051.35
|
$445.17
CFA272,995
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.70
₴10,944.33
|
$231.30
CFA141,841
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.83
₴2,970.37
|
$45.32
CFA27,791
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Kiev
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.58
₴12,407.98
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.11
₴221,983.82
|
?? |
pay 16.5% more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
₴43.18
|
$0.92
CFA566
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.35
₴53.57
|
$2.10
CFA1,285
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₴80.97
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
₴1,062.65
|
$58.66
CFA35,975
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
₴161.94
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
|
pay 34.6% more for clothing
Kiev
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.70
₴2,608.08
|
$92.19
CFA56,532
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.80
₴1,341.74
|
$58.66
CFA35,975
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.00
₴3,096.42
|
$83.81
CFA51,393
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.05
₴3,693.90
|
$108.95
CFA66,811
|
|
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