Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 27.1% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 70.0% more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
MYR16.24
|
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
$2.27
F CFA1,388
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.22
|
$1.23
F CFA754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
$1.45
F CFA891
|
|
pay 8.1% more for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.94
|
$0.59
F CFA360
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
MYR25.58
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
MYR31.47
|
$6.34
F CFA3,888
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
MYR8.73
|
$3.18
F CFA1,951
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
MYR8.84
|
$2.91
F CFA1,786
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.92
|
$1.05
F CFA641
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MYR3.19
|
$0.80
F CFA489
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.94
|
$0.48
F CFA291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
MYR3.14
|
$1.14
F CFA699
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MYR2.20
|
$0.36
F CFA221
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MYR2.02
|
$0.38
F CFA233
|
|
pay 64.3% more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
MYR8.54
|
$4.64
F CFA2,841
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR54.14
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
MYR173,245.51
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR48.73
|
$7.12
F CFA4,365
|
|
pay 5.7% less for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
MYR127.85
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
MYR2,313.22
|
$445.17
F CFA272,767
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
MYR1,396.22
|
$231.30
F CFA141,723
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
MYR192.73
|
$45.32
F CFA27,768
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
MYR1,204.06
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
MYR37,117.85
|
?? |
pay 38.1% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
MYR18.41
|
$0.92
F CFA566
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MYR13.52
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
MYR208.98
|
$58.66
F CFA35,945
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
MYR21.66
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
pay 63.7% more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
MYR230.92
|
$92.19
F CFA56,485
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
MYR145.68
|
$58.66
F CFA35,945
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
MYR324.09
|
$83.81
F CFA51,350
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
MYR347.79
|
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
|
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