Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 10.3% cheaper than Podgorica.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 38.8% less for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.48
€6.94
|
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
$2.27
F CFA1,380
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$1.23
F CFA749
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$1.45
F CFA885
|
|
pay 2.1% more for groceries
Podgorica
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
€3.30
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.99
€4.63
|
$6.34
F CFA3,865
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
€2.58
|
$3.18
F CFA1,940
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
€3.21
|
$2.91
F CFA1,775
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.05
F CFA637
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.48
F CFA289
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$1.14
F CFA695
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.36
F CFA220
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.38
F CFA232
|
|
pay 2.8% less for transportation
Podgorica
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
€5.80
|
$4.64
F CFA2,824
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.63
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.94
€5.51
|
$7.12
F CFA4,339
|
|
pay 25.2% less for housing
Podgorica
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.23
€27.14
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$441.52
€410.01
|
$445.17
F CFA271,174
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.02
€301.83
|
$231.30
F CFA140,895
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.56
€80.39
|
$45.32
F CFA27,606
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Podgorica
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.91
€173.57
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,827.08
€5,411.32
|
?? |
pay 19.6% less for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
€2.04
|
$0.92
F CFA562
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
€1.56
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
€3.57
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€33.88
|
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
€5.11
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
pay 22.3% more for clothing
Podgorica
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
€74.31
|
$92.19
F CFA56,155
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.04
€32.54
|
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
€78.36
|
$83.81
F CFA51,050
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.39
€94.16
|
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
|
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