Algiers vs Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Algiers	Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$827
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1214	$2050
🏠 One person rent	$170	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$316	$610
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.5	$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$313	$1044
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	47	4
😀 Quality of life	59	21
🏙️ Population	2.36M	492K

The cost of living in Algiers is 42% less expensive than in Bissau. Cities ranked 8756th and 6340th ($478 vs $827) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Algeria and Guinea-Bissau, respectively. Check Algeria vs Guinea-Bissau comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Algiers compared to 1.3 months in Bissau. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Bissau ranked 1st in Guinea-Bissau, while ranked 5457th and 8819th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Algiers vs Bissau

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	Algiers	Bissau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.8	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$0.89	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$118	$228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.7	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$90
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$42.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.87%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1857	$1539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$910
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.39	$6.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.31	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.13	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$4.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.47	$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.48	$1.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.12	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$3.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.6	$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.9	$766
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3053	$2321

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Cities near Algiers

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Blida	$407
63 km or 39 mi	Medea	$336
89 km or 55 mi	Tizi Ouzou	$395
168 km or 105 mi	Chlef	$331
172 km or 107 mi	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$345
179 km or 111 mi	M'Sila	$362
179 km or 111 mi	Bejaia	$364
220 km or 137 mi	Setif	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Tiaret	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Djelfa	$357
241 km or 150 mi	Jijel	$410
245 km or 152 mi	El Eulma	$390
252 km or 157 mi	Relizane	$436
277 km or 172 mi	Ibiza	$2528
282 km or 175 mi	Mostaganem	$504
311 km or 193 mi	Batna	$391
312 km or 194 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
321 km or 199 mi	Constantine	$477
323 km or 200 mi	Biskra	$399
331 km or 206 mi	Laghouat	$387
337 km or 209 mi	Calp	$1480
340 km or 211 mi	Saida	$400
342 km or 213 mi	Skikda	$476
342 km or 213 mi	Benidorm	$1356
346 km or 215 mi	Denia	$1406
352 km or 219 mi	Oran	$465
357 km or 222 mi	Torrevieja	$1017
358 km or 222 mi	Alicante	$1300
362 km or 225 mi	Mahon	$1470
365 km or 227 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1435
369 km or 230 mi	Cartagena	$1068
370 km or 230 mi	Elche	$1154
374 km or 233 mi	Gandia	$1030
376 km or 233 mi	Sidi Bel Abbes	$406
382 km or 237 mi	Novelda	$1213
388 km or 241 mi	Elda	$1214
394 km or 245 mi	Ontinyent	$1249
395 km or 245 mi	Murcia	$1138
398 km or 247 mi	Mazarron	$1161
402 km or 250 mi	Villena	$1254

Cities near Bissau

Distance	City	Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi	Bafata	$804
109 km or 68 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
135 km or 84 mi	Kolda	$964
194 km or 120 mi	Brikama	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Lamin	$507
207 km or 128 mi	Banjul	$477
254 km or 158 mi	Boffa	$998
259 km or 161 mi	Kaolack	$1000
287 km or 179 mi	Fatick	$998
333 km or 207 mi	Conakry	$1061
355 km or 221 mi	Thies	$1052
357 km or 222 mi	Forecariah	$998
366 km or 227 mi	Rufisque	$1046
378 km or 235 mi	Dakar	$1114
417 km or 259 mi	Mamou	$1019
423 km or 263 mi	Louga	$970
456 km or 283 mi	Freetown	$1346
474 km or 295 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
518 km or 322 mi	Rosso	$647
605 km or 376 mi	Bo	$1278
655 km or 407 mi	Kenema	$1272
693 km or 430 mi	Nouakchott	$675
701 km or 436 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
706 km or 439 mi	Kankan	$1007
811 km or 504 mi	Monrovia	$523
826 km or 513 mi	Kakata	$487
831 km or 516 mi	Bamako	$569
872 km or 542 mi	Nzerekore	$999
879 km or 546 mi	Koulikoro	$490
885 km or 550 mi	Bougouni	$489
903 km or 561 mi	Banamba	$491
906 km or 563 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
908 km or 564 mi	Yekepa	$487
921 km or 572 mi	Praia	$840
944 km or 586 mi	Assomada	$838
1027 km or 638 mi	Segou	$490
1048 km or 651 mi	Greenville	$487
1052 km or 654 mi	Markala	$489
1083 km or 673 mi	Sikasso	$499
1121 km or 697 mi	Korhogo	$916