Abu Dhabi vs Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4670	$2099
🏠 One person rent	$1489	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$2612	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.8	$51.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2773	$124
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	51	4
😀 Quality of life	85	22
🏙️ Population	1.57M	492K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 149% more expensive than in Bissau. Cities ranked 1650th and 6518th ($2133 vs $857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Guinea-Bissau, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Guinea-Bissau comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.1 months in Bissau. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Bissau ranked 1st in Guinea-Bissau, while ranked 424th and 9061st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Bissau

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	Abu Dhabi	Bissau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$9.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$1.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1728	$409
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1197	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	12.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4681	$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8556	$785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$6.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$7.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.55	$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$2.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.22	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$5.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.9	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$4.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14421	$2320

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2470
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1543
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1455
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2356
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1173
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2100
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$2015
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$797
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1082
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1062
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1218
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1193
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$494
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$965
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1059
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$497
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$778
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$917
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$521
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$526
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$505
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$454
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$457
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$485
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$471
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$530
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$514
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$700
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$559
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$459
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1628
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$469

Cities near Bissau

Distance	City	Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi	Bafata	$831
109 km or 68 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
135 km or 84 mi	Kolda	$1119
194 km or 120 mi	Brikama	$611
204 km or 127 mi	Lamin	$545
207 km or 128 mi	Banjul	$527
254 km or 158 mi	Boffa	$983
259 km or 161 mi	Kaolack	$1164
287 km or 179 mi	Fatick	$1163
333 km or 207 mi	Conakry	$1050
355 km or 221 mi	Thies	$1214
357 km or 222 mi	Forecariah	$984
366 km or 227 mi	Rufisque	$1206
378 km or 235 mi	Dakar	$1281
417 km or 259 mi	Mamou	$1005
423 km or 263 mi	Louga	$1141
456 km or 283 mi	Freetown	$1272
474 km or 295 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
518 km or 322 mi	Rosso	$619
605 km or 376 mi	Bo	$1231
655 km or 407 mi	Kenema	$1219
693 km or 430 mi	Nouakchott	$653
701 km or 436 mi	Gueckedou	$998
706 km or 439 mi	Kankan	$993
811 km or 504 mi	Monrovia	$518
826 km or 513 mi	Kakata	$487
831 km or 516 mi	Bamako	$561
872 km or 542 mi	Nzerekore	$993
879 km or 546 mi	Koulikoro	$493
885 km or 550 mi	Bougouni	$494
903 km or 561 mi	Banamba	$494
906 km or 563 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
908 km or 564 mi	Yekepa	$487
921 km or 572 mi	Praia	$987
944 km or 586 mi	Assomada	$979
1027 km or 638 mi	Segou	$495
1048 km or 651 mi	Greenville	$487
1052 km or 654 mi	Markala	$495
1083 km or 673 mi	Sikasso	$501
1121 km or 697 mi	Korhogo	$1076