Abidjan vs Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abidjan	Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1164	$889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3101	$2085
🏠 One person rent	$551	$393
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$698
🍽️ Food expenses	$332	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$396
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	34	4
😀 Quality of life	37	15
🏙️ Population	4.98M	492K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 31% more expensive than in Bissau. Cities ranked 4695th and 6166th ($1164 vs $889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Guinea-Bissau, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Guinea-Bissau comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.4 months in Bissau. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Bissau ranked 1st in Guinea-Bissau, while ranked 7254th and 9033rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Bissau

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	Abidjan	Bissau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.43	$6.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.6	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1773	$676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$96.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	12.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$1455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.3	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.2	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.39	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.57	$7.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.23	$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.9	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$1.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$3.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$93.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.2	$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$86.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3084	$2979

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1012
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1034
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1015
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$546
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1071
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$412
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$585
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$747
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$546
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$368
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1047
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$345
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$570
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$656
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$494
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$494
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$492
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$711
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$971
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$655
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$652
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$751
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$503
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$617
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$652
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$494
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$755
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$656
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$528
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$983
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$496

Cities near Bissau

Distance	City	Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi	Bafata	$866
109 km or 68 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
135 km or 84 mi	Kolda	$1039
194 km or 120 mi	Brikama	$569
204 km or 127 mi	Lamin	$520
207 km or 128 mi	Banjul	$488
254 km or 158 mi	Boffa	$972
259 km or 161 mi	Kaolack	$1062
287 km or 179 mi	Fatick	$1051
333 km or 207 mi	Conakry	$1030
355 km or 221 mi	Thies	$1203
357 km or 222 mi	Forecariah	$974
366 km or 227 mi	Rufisque	$1095
378 km or 235 mi	Dakar	$1198
417 km or 259 mi	Mamou	$994
423 km or 263 mi	Louga	$1003
456 km or 283 mi	Freetown	$1213
474 km or 295 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
518 km or 322 mi	Rosso	$649
605 km or 376 mi	Bo	$1138
655 km or 407 mi	Kenema	$1146
693 km or 430 mi	Nouakchott	$678
701 km or 436 mi	Gueckedou	$983
706 km or 439 mi	Kankan	$979
811 km or 504 mi	Monrovia	$528
826 km or 513 mi	Kakata	$494
831 km or 516 mi	Bamako	$574
872 km or 542 mi	Nzerekore	$971
879 km or 546 mi	Koulikoro	$497
885 km or 550 mi	Bougouni	$496
903 km or 561 mi	Banamba	$495
906 km or 563 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
908 km or 564 mi	Yekepa	$494
921 km or 572 mi	Praia	$835
944 km or 586 mi	Assomada	$840
1027 km or 638 mi	Segou	$498
1048 km or 651 mi	Greenville	$494
1052 km or 654 mi	Markala	$496
1083 km or 673 mi	Sikasso	$503
1121 km or 697 mi	Korhogo	$1047