Basseterre vs Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Basseterre	Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1373	$827
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2734	$2050
🏠 One person rent	$650	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$610
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$1044
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	13	4
😀 Quality of life	36	21
🏙️ Population	13.2K	492K

The cost of living in Basseterre is 66% more expensive than in Bissau. Cities ranked 3960th and 6340th ($1373 vs $827) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Guinea-Bissau, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Guinea-Bissau comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 1.3 months in Bissau. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Bissau ranked 1st in Guinea-Bissau, while ranked 7395th and 8819th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Bissau

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	Basseterre	Bissau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$750	$635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$382	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$90
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$42.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4961	$1539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4006	$910
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$6.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.5	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.65	$4.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.36	$1.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.68	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$3.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$766
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7933	$2321

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Cities near Basseterre

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Cayon	$1377
87 km or 54 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
97 km or 60 mi	St. John's	$1039
105 km or 65 mi	All Saints	$1037
167 km or 104 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
173 km or 108 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
174 km or 108 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
180 km or 112 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
183 km or 114 mi	Le Moule	$1499
187 km or 116 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
218 km or 136 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
235 km or 146 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
236 km or 147 mi	Road Town	$2289
262 km or 163 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177
265 km or 165 mi	Roseau	$1015
329 km or 205 mi	Fajardo	$1566
334 km or 208 mi	Naguabo	$1704
341 km or 212 mi	Humacao	$1364
344 km or 213 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
346 km or 215 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
348 km or 216 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
349 km or 217 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
356 km or 221 mi	Canovanas	$1684
359 km or 223 mi	Gurabo	$1166
363 km or 226 mi	Carolina	$1561
364 km or 226 mi	Caguas	$1373
367 km or 228 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1500
368 km or 229 mi	Guayama	$1532
375 km or 233 mi	Cayey	$1798
375 km or 233 mi	San Juan	$2034
376 km or 233 mi	Guaynabo	$1598
376 km or 234 mi	Cidra	$1744
380 km or 236 mi	Catano	$1815
381 km or 237 mi	Bayamon	$1378
388 km or 241 mi	Naranjito	$1557
391 km or 243 mi	Toa Alta	$1670
394 km or 245 mi	Coamo	$1669
396 km or 246 mi	Dorado	$1799
396 km or 246 mi	Santa Isabel	$1231
397 km or 246 mi	Corozal	$1748

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