Austin vs Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Austin	Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2475	$857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5680	$2099
🏠 One person rent	$1530	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$51.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5010	$124
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	65	4
😀 Quality of life	90	22
🏙️ Population	962K	492K

The cost of living in Austin is 189% more expensive than in Bissau. Cities ranked 932nd and 6518th ($2475 vs $857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 806th 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 months in Austin compared to 0.1 months in Bissau. Austin ranked 46th best city to live in the United States vs Bissau ranked 1st in Guinea-Bissau, while ranked 192nd and 9061st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Bissau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$1.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.34	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1888	$409
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3110	$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2018	$416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	12.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3142	$785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$6.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$7.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$2.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$167	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$4.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20982	$2320

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2058
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2149
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2110
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2125
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2120
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1857
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2105
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2093
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2070
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2071
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1950
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1843
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2066
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2003
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$1900
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2093
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1860
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2093
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2107
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2148
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2111
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2261
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2064
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2164
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2206
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2142
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$1916
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2025
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2316

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