Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 10.2% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 15.3% more for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.72
R126.40
|
$3.35
CFA2,063
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
R82.55
|
$2.27
CFA1,394
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
R16.61
|
$1.23
CFA757
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R12.42
|
$1.45
CFA895
|
|
pay 30.8% more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
R15.65
|
$0.59
CFA362
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
R59.73
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
R72.90
|
$6.34
CFA3,905
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
R31.54
|
$3.18
CFA1,960
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
R36.16
|
$2.91
CFA1,794
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.54
|
$1.05
CFA643
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
R10.53
|
$0.80
CFA491
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
R9.98
|
$0.48
CFA292
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R11.79
|
$1.14
CFA702
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
R9.38
|
$0.36
CFA222
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
R9.58
|
$0.38
CFA234
|
|
pay 18.0% less for transportation
Pretoria
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
R88.11
|
$4.64
CFA2,853
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.23
R851.28
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,020.94
R320,338.99
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
R206.37
|
$7.12
CFA4,384
|
|
pay 8.9% less for housing
Pretoria
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.98
R884.15
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.25
R5,933.16
|
$445.17
CFA273,978
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$329.30
R6,197.57
|
$231.30
CFA142,351
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.25
R1,378.56
|
$45.32
CFA27,891
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.41
R3,959.94
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,579.40
R67,365.31
|
?? |
pay 12.5% less for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
R36.11
|
$0.92
CFA568
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
R30.91
|
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
R51.59
|
$1.68
CFA1,032
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.50
R649.33
|
$58.66
CFA36,105
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
R103.19
|
$1.68
CFA1,032
|
|
pay 54.8% more for clothing
Pretoria
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
R798.17
|
$92.19
CFA56,736
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.03
R659.24
|
$58.66
CFA36,105
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
R1,444.53
|
$83.81
CFA51,578
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.03
R1,638.00
|
$108.95
CFA67,051
|
|
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