Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 33.9% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 62.6% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Bissau
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.06
€19.36
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.91
€10.95
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.42
€3.15
|
$1.33
F CFA800
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.33
€3.06
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
pay 4.6% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
€2.71
|
$0.91
F CFA551
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.08
€7.43
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.05
|
$6.28
F CFA3,787
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
€3.61
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.50
€5.05
|
$6.02
F CFA3,630
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.10
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.99
€1.83
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
?? | |
pay 51.2% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.67
|
$4.59
F CFA2,767
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.47
F CFA5,707
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,583.68
€25,353.54
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.32
€27.87
|
$7.05
F CFA4,252
|
|
pay 72.3% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.70
€47.52
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,876.48
€1,724.77
|
$440.73
F CFA265,725
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,454.17
€1,336.60
|
$228.99
F CFA138,063
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.23
€161.07
|
$77.04
F CFA46,451
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.85
€1,079.86
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,971.77
€17,437.90
|
?? |
pay 45.8% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.50
€5.97
|
$1.58
F CFA950
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.85
€3.54
|
$2.07
F CFA1,251
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.47
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.16
€35.08
|
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
pay 33.1% more for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.37
€56.41
|
$91.27
F CFA55,027
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.16
€30.47
|
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.13
€79.17
|
$82.97
F CFA50,024
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.05
€88.29
|
$107.86
F CFA65,032
|
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