Beirut vs Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beirut	Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1255	$827
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3214	$2050
🏠 One person rent	$605	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$1314	$610
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$542	$1044
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	75	4
😀 Quality of life	63	21
🏙️ Population	2.42M	492K

The cost of living in Beirut is 52% more expensive than in Bissau. Cities ranked 4326th and 6340th ($1255 vs $827) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Guinea-Bissau, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Guinea-Bissau comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 1.3 months in Bissau. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Bissau ranked 1st in Guinea-Bissau, while ranked 4772nd and 8819th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Bissau

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	Beirut	Bissau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.3	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$732	$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1783	$635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$887	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$90
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.6	$42.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3136	$1539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1549	$910
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.5	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$6.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.82	$4.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.01	$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.02	$1.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.01	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.08	$3.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.9	$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$766
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4459	$2321

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Cities near Beirut

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Jounieh	$1020
37 km or 23 mi	Zahle	$912
38 km or 23 mi	Sidon	$798
68 km or 42 mi	Tripoli	$776
75 km or 46 mi	Tyre	$573
76 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1709
83 km or 52 mi	Damascus	$638
99 km or 62 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1647
102 km or 64 mi	Safed	$1681
106 km or 66 mi	Nahariya	$1616
112 km or 69 mi	Karmiel	$1531
114 km or 71 mi	Acre	$1502
115 km or 72 mi	Sakhnin	$1612
116 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1633
119 km or 74 mi	Tamra	$1655
122 km or 76 mi	Tiberias	$1600
123 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1666
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1657
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1666
124 km or 77 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1677
127 km or 79 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1647
130 km or 81 mi	Haifa	$1645
131 km or 82 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1709
132 km or 82 mi	Nesher	$1593
133 km or 83 mi	Nazareth	$1732
137 km or 85 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1742
142 km or 88 mi	Yokneam Illit	$1778
144 km or 89 mi	Afula	$1652
145 km or 90 mi	Homs	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Irbid	$679
155 km or 97 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$1731
156 km or 97 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1756
165 km or 103 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$1728
169 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
169 km or 105 mi	Hadera	$1576
179 km or 111 mi	Hama	$417
183 km or 114 mi	Jerash	$608
183 km or 114 mi	Netanya	$2138
184 km or 114 mi	Latakia	$386
186 km or 116 mi	Tayibe	$1902

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