Asuncion vs Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$2099
🏠 One person rent	$395	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$51.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$124
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	35	4
😀 Quality of life	58	22
🏙️ Population	462K	492K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 1% less expensive than in Bissau. Cities ranked 6560th and 6518th ($847 vs $857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Paraguay and Guinea-Bissau, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Guinea-Bissau comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 0.1 months in Bissau. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Bissau ranked 1st in Guinea-Bissau, while ranked 6137th and 9061st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Bissau

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	Asuncion	Bissau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.77	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$9.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$1.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$409
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	12.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$6.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$7.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$2.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$5.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$4.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$2320

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$781
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$809
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$445
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$708
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$491
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$718
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$569
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$437
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$679
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$409
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$709
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$725
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$476
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$500
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$692
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$662
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$614
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$663
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$571
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$683
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$646
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$657
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$597
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$567
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$596
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$669
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$741
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$527
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$636
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$992
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$671
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$686
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$677
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$617
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$538
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$671
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$596
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$508
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$645
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$583

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