Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 85.4% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
TRY97.75
|
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
TRY118.30
|
$2.27
F CFA1,388
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TRY20.12
|
$1.23
F CFA754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
TRY7.07
|
$1.45
F CFA891
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
TRY12.73
|
$0.59
F CFA360
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
TRY84.83
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
TRY99.70
|
$6.34
F CFA3,888
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY45.47
|
$3.18
F CFA1,951
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
TRY51.60
|
$2.91
F CFA1,786
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
TRY9.81
|
$1.05
F CFA641
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
TRY16.94
|
$0.80
F CFA489
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
TRY9.96
|
$0.48
F CFA291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY13.71
|
$1.14
F CFA699
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
TRY7.12
|
$0.36
F CFA221
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
TRY6.29
|
$0.38
F CFA233
|
|
pay 35.8% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TRY140.69
|
$4.64
F CFA2,841
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
TRY495.42
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
TRY1,114,315.26
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
TRY140.30
|
$7.12
F CFA4,365
|
|
pay 52.1% more for housing
Turkey
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
TRY271.77
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
TRY7,080.53
|
$445.17
F CFA272,767
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
TRY4,671.99
|
$231.30
F CFA141,723
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
TRY1,605.72
|
$45.32
F CFA27,768
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Turkey
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
TRY5,384.66
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
TRY112,607.14
|
?? |
pay 29.2% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
TRY61.77
|
$0.92
F CFA566
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
TRY50.19
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
TRY53.05
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
TRY650.33
|
$58.66
F CFA35,945
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
TRY81.07
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Turkey
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
TRY972.78
|
$92.19
F CFA56,485
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
TRY838.83
|
$58.66
F CFA35,945
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
TRY2,041.16
|
$83.81
F CFA51,350
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
TRY1,380.80
|
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
|
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