Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 39.9% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,885
|
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
$2.27
F CFA1,380
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,092
|
$1.23
F CFA749
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,770
|
$1.45
F CFA885
|
|
pay 18.6% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫175,932
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,762
|
$6.34
F CFA3,865
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
$3.18
F CFA1,940
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,280
|
$2.91
F CFA1,775
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,523
|
$1.05
F CFA637
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,227
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,753
|
$0.48
F CFA289
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,563
|
$1.14
F CFA695
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,092
|
$0.36
F CFA220
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,704
|
$0.38
F CFA232
|
|
pay 17.2% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫102,959
|
$4.64
F CFA2,824
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,250
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,839
|
$7.12
F CFA4,339
|
|
pay 11.6% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
$445.17
F CFA271,174
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
$231.30
F CFA140,895
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
$45.32
F CFA27,606
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
?? |
pay 23.9% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,791
|
$0.92
F CFA562
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,320
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫634,479
|
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,091
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
pay 67.2% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
$92.19
F CFA56,155
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
$83.81
F CFA51,050
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
|
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