Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 20.8% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 24.5% more for restaurants
Minsk
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.37
|
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.42
|
$2.27
F CFA1,379
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.78
|
$1.23
F CFA749
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
$1.45
F CFA885
|
|
pay 24.9% more for groceries
Minsk
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.24
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.11
|
$6.34
F CFA3,861
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.75
|
$3.18
F CFA1,938
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.36
|
$2.91
F CFA1,774
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
$1.05
F CFA636
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN3.00
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
$0.48
F CFA289
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.23
|
$1.14
F CFA694
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$0.36
F CFA220
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
$0.38
F CFA231
|
|
pay 75.0% more for transportation
Minsk
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.10
|
$4.64
F CFA2,821
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.74
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,311.77
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.36
|
$7.12
F CFA4,335
|
|
pay 1.1% less for housing
Minsk
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.42
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,320.69
|
$445.17
F CFA270,912
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN866.92
|
$231.30
F CFA140,758
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN149.09
|
$45.32
F CFA27,579
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Minsk
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,518.69
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,627.31
|
?? |
pay 4.9% less for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.06
|
$0.92
F CFA562
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.79
|
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.22
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN120.15
|
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.54
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
|
pay 6.4% more for clothing
Minsk
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN235.03
|
$92.19
F CFA56,101
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN154.38
|
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN353.77
|
$83.81
F CFA51,001
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN372.29
|
$108.95
F CFA66,301
|
|
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