Belem vs Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$827
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$2050
🏠 One person rent	$405	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$610
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$1044
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	40	4
😀 Quality of life	41	21
🏙️ Population	1.3M	492K

The cost of living in Belem is 9% less expensive than in Bissau. Cities ranked 6655th and 6340th ($755 vs $827) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Brazil and Guinea-Bissau, respectively. Check Brazil vs Guinea-Bissau comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 1.3 months in Bissau. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Bissau ranked 1st in Guinea-Bissau, while ranked 6876th and 8819th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Bissau

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	Belem	Bissau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$90
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$42.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$1539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$910
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$6.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$4.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$1.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$3.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$766
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$2321

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$638
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$621
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$583
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$615
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$615
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$614
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$590
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$624
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$603
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$610
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$565
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$642
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$621
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$629
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$621
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$639
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$665
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$603
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$602
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$600
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$593
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$572
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$591
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$590
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$546
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$639
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$569
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$537
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$557
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$589
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$570
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$697
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1643
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$543
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$564
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1645
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$695

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