Today we look at moving to Bissau in Guinea-Bissau from Munich in Germany. We highlight cost of living and other major differences likely to be experienced in our series of short blogs on moving between different international locations.
In Bissau people speak Portuguese, Crioulo and African languages. In Munich people speak German.
Bissau is the capital city of Guinea-Bissau. Munich is the capital city of Bavaria and is the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg. Bissau is the country's largest city, major port, educational, administrative and military center.
Peanuts, hardwoods, copra, palm oil, and rubber are the chief products of Bissau. Munich has the strongest economy of any German city, as well as the lowest unemployment rate of any German city with more than a million people. The city is also the economic centre of southern Germany.
The overall cost of living rank in Bissau is 101 out of 300 global locations, which equates it with middle cost of living locations. An expatriate moving from Munich to Bissau will experience a change in cost of living of -13.5%.
In terms of the hardship people are likely to experience, assessed in global terms, Bissau is ranked as an extreme hardship location with a hardship index of 40% compared to Munich with a hardship index of 10% which is a minimal hardship location.
Source: http://www.xpatulator.com as at July 2011.
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Guinea-Bissau, Bissau Cost of Living April 2010
Country Full Name: The Republic of Guinea-Bissau.
Location: Guinea-Bissau is in Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal.
Country Climate: Tropical; generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds.
Country Terrain: Mostly low coastal plain rising to savanna in east.
Major Languages: Portuguese, Crioulo, African languages.
Major Religions: Indigenous beliefs, Islam, Christianity.
Country Population: 1.75 million (2008 est.) 1.8 million (2009 est.).
Country Economy: The economy of Guinea-Bissau is among the world's least developed and one of the 10 poorest countries in the world, dependant mainly on agriculture and fishing.
Currency: CFA Franc (XOF).
Country Inflation: 10.5% (2008 est.) 0.4% (2009 est.).
City: Bissau is the capital city of Guinea-Bissau.
City Economy: Bissau is the country's largest city, major port, educational, administrative and military center. Peanuts, hardwoods, copra, palm oil, and rubber are the chief products.
Cost of Living: Bissau has an overall cost of living index which equates it with high cost of living locations. The overall cost of living index is comprised of the prices for defined quantities of the same goods and services across all 13 Basket Groups. Bissau is currently ranked 89 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.
For more cost of living information on Guinea-Bissau, Bissau
Location: Guinea-Bissau is in Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal.
Country Climate: Tropical; generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds.
Country Terrain: Mostly low coastal plain rising to savanna in east.
Major Languages: Portuguese, Crioulo, African languages.
Major Religions: Indigenous beliefs, Islam, Christianity.
Country Population: 1.75 million (2008 est.) 1.8 million (2009 est.).
Country Economy: The economy of Guinea-Bissau is among the world's least developed and one of the 10 poorest countries in the world, dependant mainly on agriculture and fishing.
Currency: CFA Franc (XOF).
Country Inflation: 10.5% (2008 est.) 0.4% (2009 est.).
City: Bissau is the capital city of Guinea-Bissau.
City Economy: Bissau is the country's largest city, major port, educational, administrative and military center. Peanuts, hardwoods, copra, palm oil, and rubber are the chief products.
Cost of Living: Bissau has an overall cost of living index which equates it with high cost of living locations. The overall cost of living index is comprised of the prices for defined quantities of the same goods and services across all 13 Basket Groups. Bissau is currently ranked 89 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.
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