Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 3.3% more expensive than Riyadh.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 100.0% more for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
$2.27
F CFA1,380
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
$1.23
F CFA749
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
$1.45
F CFA885
|
|
pay 10.6% less for groceries
Riyadh
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
$6.34
F CFA3,865
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
$3.18
F CFA1,940
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
$2.91
F CFA1,775
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
$1.05
F CFA637
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.93
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
$0.48
F CFA289
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
$1.14
F CFA695
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
$0.36
F CFA220
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
$0.38
F CFA232
|
|
pay 24.6% more for transportation
Riyadh
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
$4.64
F CFA2,824
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,992.84
SAR89,986.11
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
$7.12
F CFA4,339
|
|
pay 49.3% less for housing
Riyadh
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.71
SAR268.96
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$927.46
SAR3,478.49
|
$445.17
F CFA271,174
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$598.10
SAR2,243.20
|
$231.30
F CFA140,895
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.43
SAR260.40
|
$45.32
F CFA27,606
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Riyadh
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.21
SAR1,396.00
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,748.95
SAR25,312.22
|
?? |
pay 59.6% less for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
$0.92
F CFA562
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.08
SAR379.11
|
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
pay 14.7% more for clothing
Riyadh
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.90
SAR194.64
|
$92.19
F CFA56,155
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.87
SAR239.56
|
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.70
SAR411.45
|
$83.81
F CFA51,050
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.25
SAR360.98
|
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
|
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