Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 10.7% cheaper than Tirana.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 8.8% more for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.76
ALL1,004
|
$4.98
F CFA3,030
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
ALL738
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
ALL150
|
$1.33
F CFA808
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
ALL78
|
$1.66
F CFA1,010
|
|
pay 20.7% more for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
ALL91
|
$0.91
F CFA557
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
ALL567
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
ALL704
|
$6.28
F CFA3,823
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
ALL334
|
$4.98
F CFA3,030
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
ALL337
|
$6.02
F CFA3,664
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL64
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
ALL104
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
ALL78
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ALL52
|
?? | |
pay 53.9% less for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.77
ALL725
|
$4.59
F CFA2,793
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
ALL1,606
|
$9.47
F CFA5,760
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,292.78
ALL2,358,487
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.06
ALL2,710
|
$7.05
F CFA4,292
|
|
pay 21.2% less for housing
|
Tirana
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.40
ALL1,622
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.58
ALL53,019
|
$440.73
F CFA268,211
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.80
ALL35,508
|
$228.99
F CFA139,355
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.97
ALL7,270
|
$77.04
F CFA46,886
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$235.39
ALL21,949
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,857.15
ALL452,917
|
?? |
pay 26.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.69
ALL251
|
$1.58
F CFA959
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ALL169
|
$2.07
F CFA1,262
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
ALL351
|
$1.66
F CFA1,010
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
ALL4,183
|
$58.08
F CFA35,345
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.61
ALL803
|
$1.66
F CFA1,010
|
|
pay 8.4% more for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.36
ALL6,002
|
$91.27
F CFA55,542
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.67
ALL4,538
|
$58.08
F CFA35,345
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.47
ALL8,902
|
$82.97
F CFA50,492
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.92
ALL11,741
|
$107.86
F CFA65,640
|
|
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