Austin vs Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$827
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$2050
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$610
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$1044
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	65	4
😀 Quality of life	90	21
🏙️ Population	962K	492K

The cost of living in Austin is 197% more expensive than in Bissau. Cities ranked 858th and 6340th ($2455 vs $827) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 1st in the United States and Guinea-Bissau, respectively. Check the United States vs Guinea-Bissau comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Austin compared to 1.3 months in Bissau. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Bissau ranked 1st in Guinea-Bissau, while ranked 142nd and 8819th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Bissau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$90
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$42.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$1539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$910
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$6.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$4.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$1.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$3.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$766
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$2321

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

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