Barcelona vs Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barcelona	Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1841	$827
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4103	$2050
🏠 One person rent	$1100	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$610
🍽️ Food expenses	$452	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2025	$1044
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	98	4
😀 Quality of life	87	21
🏙️ Population	1.7M	492K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 123% more expensive than in Bissau. Cities ranked 2276th and 6340th ($1841 vs $827) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Spain and Guinea-Bissau, respectively. Check Spain vs Guinea-Bissau comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.3 months in Bissau. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Bissau ranked 1st in Guinea-Bissau, while ranked 270th and 8819th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Bissau

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	Barcelona	Bissau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15	$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.87	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1176	$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$912	$228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2073	$635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1446	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$90
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$42.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5914	$1539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4127	$910
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$6.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$4.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.93	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.26	$1.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$3.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$635	$766
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13290	$2321

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1454
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1393
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1431
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1361
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1415
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1428
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1089
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1076
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1237
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1217
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1539
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1338
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1235
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1592
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1197
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1275
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1435
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1093
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1071
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1233
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1470
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1391
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1131
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1150
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1499
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1369
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1220
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2528
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1472
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1296
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1522

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