Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 19.4% cheaper than Vilnius.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 36.6% less for restaurants
Vilnius
|
Bissau
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$4.98
F CFA3,030
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
€1.98
|
$1.33
F CFA808
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.72
|
$1.66
F CFA1,010
|
|
pay 35.0% more for groceries
Vilnius
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
€1.46
|
$0.91
F CFA557
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.95
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
€4.90
|
$6.28
F CFA3,823
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
$4.98
F CFA3,030
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€3.07
|
$6.02
F CFA3,664
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.36
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
€0.37
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
?? | |
pay 38.4% less for transportation
Vilnius
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.72
|
$4.59
F CFA2,793
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.41
€29.14
|
$9.47
F CFA5,760
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,702.69
€28,484.42
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.77
€8.14
|
$7.05
F CFA4,292
|
|
pay 53.6% less for housing
Vilnius
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.68
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$831.85
€771.75
|
$440.73
F CFA268,211
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$597.45
€554.28
|
$228.99
F CFA139,355
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.95
€149.32
|
$77.04
F CFA46,886
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Vilnius
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.03
€491.73
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,088.49
€7,504.10
|
?? |
pay 38.1% less for entertainment and sports
Vilnius
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.52
|
$1.58
F CFA959
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
€3.13
|
$2.07
F CFA1,262
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.26
€4.88
|
$1.66
F CFA1,010
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.23
€32.68
|
$58.08
F CFA35,345
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€8.04
|
$1.66
F CFA1,010
|
|
pay 15.3% more for clothing
Vilnius
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.57
€75.68
|
$91.27
F CFA55,542
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
€32.28
|
$58.08
F CFA35,345
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.58
€89.60
|
$82.97
F CFA50,492
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.72
€103.65
|
$107.86
F CFA65,640
|
|
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