Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 30.9% cheaper than San Juan.
If you lived in Bissau instead of San Juan, you would:
pay 36.0% less for restaurants
|
San Juan
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.12
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$1.33
F CFA800
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
pay 10.6% less for groceries
|
San Juan
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.56
|
$0.91
F CFA551
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.23
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.93
|
$6.28
F CFA3,787
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.52
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
|
$6.02
F CFA3,630
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
?? | |
pay 41.9% less for transportation
|
San Juan
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
|
$4.59
F CFA2,767
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
|
$9.47
F CFA5,707
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,500.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.00
|
$7.05
F CFA4,252
|
|
pay 72.9% less for housing
|
San Juan
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.54
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,883.33
|
$440.73
F CFA265,725
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$877.00
|
$228.99
F CFA138,063
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$242.45
|
$77.04
F CFA46,451
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
San Juan
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$471.43
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,400.00
|
?? |
pay 51.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Juan
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.50
|
$1.58
F CFA950
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
|
$2.07
F CFA1,251
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.57
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.75
|
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.50
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
pay 27.1% more for clothing
|
San Juan
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$91.27
F CFA55,027
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
|
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.00
|
$82.97
F CFA50,024
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.71
|
$107.86
F CFA65,032
|
|
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