Asmara vs Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$827
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$2050
🏠 One person rent	$224	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$610
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$1044
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	8	4
😀 Quality of life	27	21
🏙️ Population	963K	492K

The cost of living in Asmara is 37% less expensive than in Bissau. Cities ranked 8486th and 6340th ($520 vs $827) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Guinea-Bissau comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.3 months in Bissau. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Bissau ranked 1st in Guinea-Bissau, while ranked 8455th and 8819th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Bissau

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	Asmara	Bissau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$90
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$42.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$1539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$910
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$6.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$4.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$1.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$3.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$766
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$2321

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$487
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$486
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$488
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$662
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$1006
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$897
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$838
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$482
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$910
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$902
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$482
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$546
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$481
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$507
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$496
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1131
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$486
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$542
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$540
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$937
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$571
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$905
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$877
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$979
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$888
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1146
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$908
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$860
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$503
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$718
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$518
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$764

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