Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 50.4% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Rabat
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
MAD37.54
|
$4.98
F CFA3,030
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MAD60.07
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.36
|
$1.33
F CFA808
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
MAD3.75
|
$1.66
F CFA1,010
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Rabat
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
MAD5.10
|
$0.91
F CFA557
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
MAD47.55
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
MAD30.60
|
$6.28
F CFA3,823
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.93
|
$4.98
F CFA3,030
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
MAD26.68
|
$6.02
F CFA3,664
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MAD6.48
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
MAD5.64
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MAD3.48
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MAD2.83
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.74
|
?? | |
pay 32.1% less for transportation
Rabat
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
MAD58.22
|
$4.59
F CFA2,793
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.99
MAD250.28
|
$9.47
F CFA5,760
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,988.52
MAD270,302.97
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.12
MAD81.30
|
$7.05
F CFA4,292
|
|
pay 45.0% more for housing
Rabat
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
MAD408.79
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.37
MAD4,130.06
|
$440.73
F CFA268,211
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.16
MAD2,615.65
|
$228.99
F CFA139,355
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.04
MAD320.90
|
$77.04
F CFA46,886
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Rabat
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.41
MAD1,356.18
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,362.57
MAD33,677.75
|
?? |
pay 10.3% less for entertainment and sports
Rabat
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
MAD40.04
|
$1.58
F CFA959
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
MAD17.39
|
$2.07
F CFA1,262
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
MAD39.04
|
$1.66
F CFA1,010
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.24
MAD262.78
|
$58.08
F CFA35,345
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
MAD65.07
|
$1.66
F CFA1,010
|
|
pay 15.9% more for clothing
Rabat
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
MAD642.53
|
$91.27
F CFA55,542
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.23
MAD463.02
|
$58.08
F CFA35,345
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.91
MAD940.57
|
$82.97
F CFA50,492
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
MAD1,007.03
|
$107.86
F CFA65,640
|
|
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