Baltimore vs Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$895
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$2176
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$397
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$392
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$124
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	97	4
😀 Quality of life	92	18
🏙️ Population	586K	492K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 160% more expensive than in Bissau. Cities ranked 1219th and 6252nd ($2323 vs $895) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 0.1 months in Bissau. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Bissau ranked 1st in Guinea-Bissau, while ranked 128th and 9139th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Baltimore	Bissau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$1.07
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	12.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$1518
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$25.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$6.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$16.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$15.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$63.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$761
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$2302

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

Cities near Bissau

Distance	City	Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi	Bafata	$872
109 km or 68 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
135 km or 84 mi	Kolda	$1044
194 km or 120 mi	Brikama	$598
204 km or 127 mi	Lamin	$541
207 km or 128 mi	Banjul	$516
254 km or 158 mi	Boffa	$999
259 km or 161 mi	Kaolack	$1088
287 km or 179 mi	Fatick	$1084
333 km or 207 mi	Conakry	$1067
355 km or 221 mi	Thies	$1140
357 km or 222 mi	Forecariah	$999
366 km or 227 mi	Rufisque	$1141
378 km or 235 mi	Dakar	$1221
417 km or 259 mi	Mamou	$1021
423 km or 263 mi	Louga	$1060
456 km or 283 mi	Freetown	$1347
474 km or 295 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
518 km or 322 mi	Rosso	$630
605 km or 376 mi	Bo	$1283
655 km or 407 mi	Kenema	$1281
693 km or 430 mi	Nouakchott	$662
701 km or 436 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
706 km or 439 mi	Kankan	$1007
811 km or 504 mi	Monrovia	$536
826 km or 513 mi	Kakata	$502
831 km or 516 mi	Bamako	$583
872 km or 542 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
879 km or 546 mi	Koulikoro	$506
885 km or 550 mi	Bougouni	$508
903 km or 561 mi	Banamba	$506
906 km or 563 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
908 km or 564 mi	Yekepa	$503
921 km or 572 mi	Praia	$964
944 km or 586 mi	Assomada	$962
1027 km or 638 mi	Segou	$506
1048 km or 651 mi	Greenville	$502
1052 km or 654 mi	Markala	$508
1083 km or 673 mi	Sikasso	$514
1121 km or 697 mi	Korhogo	$1099